Mr Esmond Choo Liong Gee was appointed to the Board in 2025. He has held senior leadership roles across the insurance and financial services sectors. He was Executive Director of UOB Kay Hian Holdings Limited until his retirement in April 2022, where he led the Group’s regional growth and M&A initiatives, and served as Chairman of its Malaysian arm. He transformed UOB Kay Hian (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd into one of Malaysia’s most profitable brokerages by expanding its business across multiple verticals.

A respected capital markets veteran, Mr Choo was twice elected Chairman of the Stockbrokers Association of Singapore and received the Distinguished Financial Industry Certified Professional (Securities and Futures Industry) award in 2013.

He currently serves as Director of various CSOP investments, VCC funds and several private companies in the capital market sectors. He is also active in philanthropy, holding board roles in several charitable organisations, including Sustainable Finance Institute Asia Limited, SJI International Preschool Ltd. and SPH Foundation Limited.

Mr Choo is a qualified Australian Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Melbourne.