UOB bank
LEE Wai Fai
Mr Lee joined UOB in 1989 and is presently Group Chief Financial Officer with UOB. He has previously held senior positions in the UOB group, including being head of international branches and regional banking subsidiaries, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of UOB Radanasin Bank Public Company Limited, Head of Finance as well as Head of Policy and Planning of UOB.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration degree in Banking and Finance from the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, and has more than 33 years of experience in the banking sector.
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Boon Kiat has almost 34 years of investment management experience. He has served as the Group CEO of UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) since 2011, moving to the role from his previous appointment as Chief Investment Officer. Under his leadership, UOBAM has established itself as a leading regional player in the asset management industry, receiving significant industry recognition in Singapore and the region.
Over the years, UOBAM has won over 200 top awards from prestigious organisations and publications such as Morningstar, Refinitiv and The Asset Benchmark across the region.
In 2020, UOBAM was awarded double honours, winning the regional marquee award - the prestigious “Best Asia Fund House” at both Asia Asset Management (AAM) Best of Best Awards and AsianInvestor Asset Management Awards (second consecutive year). UOBAM’s advance in harnessing technology was recognised with the “Best in Fintech in Asset Management (Singapore)” award from AAM Best of Best Awards 2020 and “Best Wealth Management Platform (Thailand)” in 2019. |
CHONG Jiun Yeh
As Chief Investment Officer of UOB Asset Management, Jiun Yeh leads the investment team in developing the firm’s long-term investment strategy and in managing asset allocation with the objective to maximise the value of investments in assets for our investors. He has oversight for the teams managing Equities, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset, including spearheading the firm’s strategic thrusts in sustainable investing and investment technology.
Under Jiun Yeh’s leadership, UOBAM was ranked as one of the top investment houses in Asian G3 bonds, and Asian local currency bonds in Singapore and Thailand respectively at The Asset 2019 Benchmark Research Awards. Over the years, UOBAM has won prestigious awards such as ‘Best Asia Fixed Income House Singapore 2018’ from International Finance Awards and ‘Best Fixed Income Fund House’ at the Morningstar Awards 2017.
Prior to joining UOBAM in 2008, Jiun Yeh was the Managing Director (Fund Management) and Co-Head of Portfolio Management for ST Asset Management (STAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. Before that, he was Head of Fixed Income and Currencies at OUB Asset Management. He has vast experience in managing equities, fixed income and structured investment portfolios, including emerging market local currencies debts, G7 FX overlays as well as Asia-Pacific equities.
Jiun Yeh graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) (Second Upper Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore.
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Rachel has 25 years of experience in the financial industry and has held various key roles and responsibilities with UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) since she joined in 2005, where she was actively involved in the distribution businesses in Asia. She was appointed Chief Marketing Officer for Singapore in 2022 and her responsibilities include leading the retail, institutional and digital sales teams as well as driving product development and marketing. She also supports the firm’s regional marketing efforts.
She has been instrumental in expanding the firm’s digital business and partnerships. In 2018, she launched the first corporate robo-adviser, UOBAM Invest, in Singapore and subsequently rolled-out the mobile app for individual investors to access to UOBAM’s investment capabilities in 2020. As the Head of Digital Business, she led the digital team to three consecutive wins of the Best Robo-advisory Initiative at the Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards from 2022 to 2024 by The Digital Banker.
Prior to joining UOBAM, she provided wealth management advice to retail and high-net-worth clients in both local and foreign banks like OCBC and ABN AMRO Bank. She holds a bachelor’s degree majoring in Economics and Statistics.
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As the Group Chief Information Officer at UOB Asset Management (UOBAM), Varun Rally is responsible for defining and implementing the overall Group Technology Strategy. With more than 20 years of hands-on experience, he has a strong understanding of Technology and Capital Markets Business. He specialises in high-performance, low latency applications and has extensive expertise in architecting solutions for Front Office Capital Markets. He is a technologist with a keen interest in Blockchain, AI & Machine Learning, and Data Science.
Prior to joining UOBAM, Varun led innovation in the Blockchain & Digital Assets Custody space for UOB, participating in MAS-driven projects like Project Orchid. During his tenure at Commerzbank, he developed an in-house sub millisecond latency Algorithmic Trading System used globally by the bank.
He is dedicated to mentoring talent and advancing the organization's technology capabilities. He firmly believes in technology implementations that deliver real business value.
Varun holds a Master's degree in Computer Applications from the Kurukshetra University, India, where he was a University Topper.
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Feng Fang has over 20 years of experience in capital markets. She joined UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) in 2013. As Head of Risk Management, Feng Fang leads the Risk and Performance team in establishing and improving UOBAM’s risk management framework, guidelines, and policies. She is the Chairman of Local Investment Committee and a member of several key committees in UOBAM, including Management Committee, Local/Regional Product Committee, Regional Investment Committee, Local/Regional Risk and Compliance Committee, Local Technology Committee and Pricing Committee. She also serves as a director on the Supervisory Board of Ping An Fund Management Company in China and a member of UOBAM Taiwan’s Risk Management Committee, UOBAM Thailand’s Investment Committee and UOBAM Vietnam Investment Committee. In addition, she is also a member of Risk and Performance Committee and China Working Group of Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS).
Prior to joining UOBAM, Feng Fang served as a Portfolio Manager, managing an equity long-short portfolio, focusing on offshore-listed Chinese companies. Before JL Capital, she worked as a performance and risk analyst at Temasek Holdings, Fullerton Fund Management and APS Asset Management respectively.
Feng Fang graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a Master of Finance from the University of Western Australia, and Master of Business from Nanyang Technological University with full scholarship.
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Kamal graduated with an honours degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he joined UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) Brunei as the General Manager, stepping into a role. His primary responsibilities encompass overseeing the local business, initiating innovative product structuring, and developing impactful investment solutions for institutional clients.
Since 2007, Kamal has been a driving force behind the growth of UOBAM Brunei, proactively identifying and nurturing opportunities with clients and prospects.
Before his impactful journey at UOBAM Brunei, Kamal was the Investment Head at Brunei’s National Employees Provident Fund, where he expertly managed external fund management and overall investments. With over 25 years of diverse experience, Kamal exemplifies a commitment to leadership and excellence, particularly in business development and investment advisory. His expertise significantly contributes to the success of his current role.
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Widrawan has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He joined PT UOB Asset Management Indonesia (UOBAM Indonesia) in 2022 as Chief Marketing Officer, subsequently taking on the role as Director. His responsibilities include leading segment-specific business initiatives, formulating consumer commercial business strategies, and coordinating with all divisions to leverage new opportunities to achieve the company's targets.
Prior to joining UOBAM Indonesia, Widrawan held various prominent positions, namely Group Head Segmentation, Strategy & Quality Assurance at PT Maybank Indonesia, Head of Wealth Management at PT Bank DBS Indonesia, and Head of Structuring Sales in Citibank Global Market, where he oversaw strategies to drive revenue growth.
Widrawan holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Banking from the San Francisco State University. He also possesses an Investment Manager Representative license from the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
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Shigeo NOMURA
Shigeo Nomura is the Representing Director & CEO of UOB Asset Management Japan (UOBAMJ). He joined UOBAMJ in March 2024, bringing over 31 years of industry experience. He currently oversees business development in Japan. Prior to Joining UOAMJ he served as the Representative Director & President for AMP Capital Investors Japan. Nomura has held various roles at several financial institutions, including as an equity fund manager and analyst at Amundi Japan, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, in addition as an investment banking consultant at Mizuho Securities.
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Suet Ling heads the Malaysia subsidiary of UOBAM and is responsible for spearheading the firm's business expansion in Malaysia. She has been a key member of UOBAM's management team and its regional growth. Under her leadership, the Malaysia office has garnered several awards over the years.
Her investment experience spans more than 20 years with particular expertise in Malaysia and Asian ex-Japan equities. Her mandates have been wide-ranging with varying focus and creative investment styles.
Suet Ling has held senior positions, including the Malaysia equity team head of UOB Asset Management Ltd and portfolio manager of funds in both Malaysia and Singapore. She was promoted to Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of UOBAM (Malaysia) in 2005 to oversee the growth of the company.
Suet Ling graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and is a CFA charterholder.
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Suhazi Reza BIN SELAMAT
Reza has more than 20 years of investment-related experience in the financial services industry. Beginning in the Treasury Division of a Malaysian Bank, Reza dealt in multiple financial instruments for both proprietary trading and corporate desks before moving into Asset Management in 2002. He was based in the Middle East in 2008 & 2009 to develop the Middle Eastern market for a Malaysian Asset Management outfit and specialized in Islamic Asset Management since 2010.
Reza graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from La Trobe University, Melbourne and obtained the Security Commission of Malaysia’s Capital Markets and Services Representative’s License (CMSRL) for fund management in 2011.
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As Chief Executive Officer of UOBAM (Taiwan), William is responsible for the overall management and growth of UOBAM's business in Taiwan. Under his leadership, UOBAM (Taiwan) became the first fully foreign-owned fund management company to obtain a SITE licence since 2001.
William joined UOBAM (Taiwan) in 2011 and has more than 17 years of experience in the insurance and asset management industry. He is also a member of UOBAM (Taiwan) Board. He was previously Deputy General Manager of Fidelity International Securities, where he led and managed the intermediary business that accounted for more than 85% of Fidelity Taiwan's business.
William has a Master of Business Administration from St. Louis University. He has served as a co-chair of the Asset Management committee of the American Chamber of Commerce and was also a director of Security Investment Trust & Consulting Association of the ROC (SITCA).
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Vana is Chief Executive Officer of UOBAM's Thailand subsidiary and has been instrumental in building the business into an award-winning investment house in Thailand. UOBAM (Thailand) offers a wide array of mutual funds to retail clients, and provides investment management and consulting services to institutions – both Provident Funds and Private Funds. Under Vana's leadership, he oversaw the successful integration of ING Funds (Thailand) Company Ltd with UOBAM's existing operations in Thailand following UOBAM's acquisition of ING's Thai operations in 2013.
Vana was previously Deputy Director of Investment at Investment CPB Equity Co. Ltd in Thailand and was also Portfolio Manager of Investment at Prudential Portfolio Managers Asia in Singapore. He has also worked at Thai Investment and Securities Co. Ltd and Thai Capital Management Co. Ltd.
Vana holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from San Diego State University in San Diego, California, USA and a Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering) from Thailand's Chulalongkorn University.
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Thieu is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UOB Asset Management’s (UOBAM) Vietnam subsidiary and is responsible for spearheading the firm’s business expansion in Vietnam. She has more than 13 years of experience in the asset management industry in Vietnam, including 10 years in top executive positions at Vietnam Asset Management Ltd. (VAM) and VAM Vietnam Fund Management Joint Stock Company (VAM Vietnam) where she was Chief Operating Officer for two years since 2013 and Chief Executive Officer since 2015.
Prior to joining VAM, she was a senior officer in the International Cooperation department at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUT) where she was involved in coordinating projects and exploring overseas collaboration opportunities between HUT and other foreign academic institutions.
Thieu holds a Master of Business Administration from Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands and a Bachelor of English Literature and Linguistics from Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities. She is a licensed fund manager in Vietnam.
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