MADAM LAU SOUK HUAN

Malaysia

Female

58

Chairman of Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

Ms Lau has more than 30 years of experience in accounting garnered from the accounting profession and the working experience with a global international financial institution and an accounting standard setter. Ms. Lau is presently a Project Director with the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB), an independent authority which develops and sets accounting standards in Malaysia. Prior to joining MASB in 2010, Ms Lau was with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Berhad (JP Morgan) primarily as the Chief Financial Officer for a period of 14 years. In addition, Ms. Lau was also co-Country Operating Officer, Director of subsidiary entities, trustee of JP Morgan's retirement fund, country coordinator for philanthropy and company secretary for JP Morgan. Ms Lau was appointed to the Board of JP Morgan in 2002 and served as the Executive Director from 2006 until June 2009. She left JP Morgan in June 2009 but continued to serve as a Non-Executive Director and later Independent Director of JP Morgan until September 2017.
Prior to joining JP Morgan, Ms Lau was with Price Waterhouse (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers PLT) and assumed various positions over 7 years from December 1987 to June 1995; the last being Senior Manager, Audit and Business Advisory.