Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced the appointment of Mr. Kuok Wee Kiat as a Director to the Board of Directors of its subsidiaries, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and its clearing house, Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing Sdn Bhd, effective 22 February 2016.
Mr. Kuok Wee Kiat has over 22 years of experience in the securities industry. He is currently a Director of Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd and a member of the Appeals Committee of Bursa Malaysia Berhad. He also holds directorships of Berjaya Capital Berhad and other private limited companies of Inter-Pacific group. He was the former President of the Association of Stockbroking Companies of Malaysia from 1999 to 2000.
The Boards of Directors of these subsidiaries as at 22 February 2016 consist of three Directors of Bursa Malaysia Berhad and one independent Director, as follows:-
1. Datuk Dr. Md Tap bin Salleh
Non-Executive Director and Public Interest Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad
2. Dato’ Saiful Bahri bin Zainuddin
Independent Non-Executive Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad
3. Datuk Seri Tajuddin bin Atan
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad; and
4. Mr. Kuok Wee Kiat
Independent Director with experience in securities industry.