Bursa Malaysia Berhad Announces Appointment Of Director To Its Subsidiaries

Bursa Malaysia Berhad is pleased to announce the appointment of Datuk Chay Wai Leong as its Nominee Director to the Board of Directors of its subsidiaries, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad and its clearing house, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad (collectively referred to as Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Group), effective 14 September 2015.

Datuk Chay is currently the Group Managing Director of K & N Kenanga Holdings Berhad.  He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and investment banking and previously served as Managing Director of RHB Investment Bank Berhad.

The Boards of Directors of these subsidiaries as at 14 September 2015 consist of three Nominee Directors of Bursa Malaysia Berhad and one Nominee Director of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) which owns 25% shareholding in Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Group. They are as follows:-

1.   Dato’ Tajuddin bin Atan

      Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad

2.   Dato’ Zuraidah binti Atan

      Non-Executive Director and Public Interest Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad

3.   Datuk Chay Wai Leong

      Independent Non-Executive Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad; and

4.   Mr. Bryan Thomas Durkin, a CME Director.