Lester Chin Keat Lake ("Lester") started his career in the equity research and corporate finance industry as a Management Associate at RHB Investment Bank where he was promoted as an Assistant Manager within 2 years. During his stint as the Assistant Manager, he was responsible in ensuring timely preparation of all relevant documents and assist in reviewing documents to ensure high professional quality is maintained while providing support in IPOs, merger & acquisition, disposal and other corporate transactions and others. Then in 2011, he was appointed as an Equity and Technical Research Analyst at RHB Research Institute and has experience dealing with both institutional and retail clients. His coverage includes the rubber glove and healthcare companies as well as technical analysis. Subsequently, he joined UOB Kay Hian as the Head of Retail Research/Senior Analyst from 2013 until 2017. He was tasked to conduct detailed equity research, including analysing and forecasting industry trends and articulating recommendation on sectors and stocks in designated segments, oversee production and coordination of retail research reports and events, oversee educational seminars and presentations for retail investors, active monitoring of the micro and macro factors affecting the sectors and companies under coverage and etc. Lester had recently left UOB Kay Hian in October 2020 as the Associate Director of Equity Capital Markets, a position he has held since 2017 whereby he was responsible to oversee equity underwriting and placement activities of company, access requirements, examine strategies, and propose solutions for the capital raising needs of corporate clientele, conduct roadshows and presentations to enhance and improve issuers access to capital markets among others. With more than 12 years of experience in the finance industry, he is currently in the midst of establishing his own business.
Directorship of Public Companies
Hong Seng Consolidated Berhad
Interest
Hong Seng Consolidated Berhad - Indirect Interest : 70,425,000 Ordinary Shares and 755,900 Irredeemable Convertible Preference Shares- Deemed interested by virtue of his interest in Radiance Dynastry Sdn. Bhd. pursuant to Section 8 of the Companies Act 2016
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....