MR YOONG YAN PIN

Malaysia

Male

88

Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

Mr Yoong Yan Pin holds a Certificate of Education (Kirkby, Liverpool) and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree from the University of Malaya.

Mr Yoong Yan Pin retired from banking in 1998 as Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd. He joined the United Overseas Bank Group in 1973 as Branch Manager, Kuala Lumpur Main Branch, Chung Khiaw Bank. A year later, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Chung Khiaw Bank Malaysia. In 1980, he was appointed to the Board. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chung Khiaw Bank Malaysia and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd for 26 years. Prior to joining the UOB Group, he was a school teacher for 5 years, Bank Examiner in Bank Negara Malaysia for 3 years and Assistant to Chief Executive Officer of a commercial bank in Malaysia for 2 years.
He is a Fellow of the Institute Bank-Bank Malaysia and was a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers London and the British Institute of Management. He served as a Council Member of the Association of Banks in Malaysia for 23 years and Institute Bank-Bank Malaysia for 15 years. He was a Director of Credit Guarantee Corporation Berhad for 2 terms. He has previously served as a Director of 2 public companies and an Advisor to a third public company.
Mr Yoong is currently Chairman of Nanyang Press Foundation and Council Member of the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Federation of Hakka Associations Malaysia and Wilayah & Selangor Kayin Association.

Yayasan Nanyang Press (Chairman)