A wealth of experience

The Principal Asset Management Berhad Board of Directors and Senior Management represent a diverse array of industries and credentials, as well as an overarching commitment to community involvement.

Our leaders strive to uphold our history of ethics and integrity, creating a top-down commitment to corporate responsibility and driving our mission to help people and businesses achieve financial security and success.

Board of Directors

    Thomas Cheong

    Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

    Thomas Cheong is Executive Vice President of Principal Financial Group® and President of Asia Pacific and Midd…

    Uday Jayaram

    Executive Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia

    Non-Independent Executive Director

    Uday brings with him an accumulated experience of 30 years in the fields of audit, management consultancy, equ…

    Munirah Khairuddin

    Chief Executive Officer Malaysia & Global Shariah & Managing Director, Strategic Distribution & Institutional Client Relations (Southeast Asia & Global Shariah)

    Non-Independent Executive Director

    Munirah joined Principal in November 2006 and was appointed as CEO and Executive Director of Malaysia in May 2…

    Mohd Haniz Mohd Nazlan

    Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

    Haniz is Group Chief Strategy Officer at CIMB, where he oversees Group Strategy, Performance and Programme Man…

    Lai Mee Fong

    Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

    Mee Fong, currently the Chief Financial Officer of Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd (a wholly owned subsidiary of CIMB Grou…

    Tan Sri Jaganath Derek Steven Sabapathy

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Tan Sri Jaganath Derek Steven Sabapathy (“Tan Sri Jagan”) holds a Master of Arts degree majoring in Corporate…

    Liew Swee Lin

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Swee Lin is a senior board level executive with more than 28 years of management experience in the ASEAN regio…

    Yoon Mun Thim

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Yoon Mun Thim has more than 28 years of experience in the financial industry, 19 of those years in the positio…

    Ted Pull

    Alternate Director to Thomas Cheong

    Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

    Ted Pull is Chief Financial Officer, Asia for Principal International. He is responsible for leading the manag…

    Chong Chooi Wan

    Alternate Director to Mohd Haniz bin Mohd Nazlan

    Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

    Ms Chooi Wan, currently attached to CIMB Group as Co-Head, Group Corporate Finance & Investment Management…

Management Team, ASEAN

Uday Jayaram

Executive Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia

Uday brings with him an accumulated experience of 30 years in the fields of audit, management consultancy, equ…

Paramjit Kaur Dhillon

Head, Legal and Company Secretarial, Southeast Asia

Paramjit Kaur Dhillon, has immense exposure and experience in practice as well as in in-house roles. She…

Jesse Liew

Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Southeast Asia

Jesse was appointed as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income Southeast Asia in October 2018. He is an experie…

Management

  • Munirah Khairuddin

    Chief Executive Officer Malaysia & Global Shariah & Managing Director, Strategic Distribution & Institutional Client Relations (Southeast Asia & Global Shariah)

    Munirah joined Principal in November 2006 and was appointed as CEO and Executive Director of Malaysia in May 2…

  • Ng Jit Seng

    Chief Operating Officer

    Ng Jit Seng joined Principal Asset Management Berhad in September 2021. Jit Seng is responsible to drive chang…

  • Michael Tan

    Head, Corporate & Institutional Business

    Michael Tan was appointed as the Head of Corporate & Institutional Business in 2018. Prior to this, Michae…

  • Harry Leong

    Head, Retail Business

    Harry Leong was appointed as Head of Retail Business in April 2020 after having held several other senior…

  • Goh Chian Chang

    Chief Agency Business and Development Officer

    Goh Chian Chang joined Principal Asset Management Berhad in December 2023. Goh is responsible for the overall…

  • Lee Chun Hong

    Chief Investment Officer, Equities

    Lee Chun Hong has more than 19 years of experience in fund management and equity research. He joined Principal…

  • Wong Loke Chin

    Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income

    Wong Loke Chin is a seasoned portfolio manager with more than 29 years of relevant experience in managing Dome…

  • Aiza Aryati Kasim

    Head, Human Resource

    Aiza joined Principal in September 2023 and has more than twenty-two (22) years of experience across the whole…

  • Joanne Chin I Ling

    Head, Brand & Communication, Malaysia & Singapore

    Joanne Chin was appointed as Head of Marketing Communication in July 2020. She has 25 years of working experie…

  • Lim Khai Qi

    Head, Risk Management

    Lim Khai Qi joined Principal in 2017 as Head of Risk Management covering the ASEAN region for enterprise, oper…