CGC appoints Jessica Chew as director

KUALA LUMPUR: Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Chew Cheng Lian as its non-executive director.

According to a statement yesterday, Chew brings in over 20 years of experience in financial sector regulation and supervision. Currently, she is the Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and is responsible for development policies in the banking and insurance sectors - focusing on efficiency, innovation, market institutions and structures, development finance and talent development.

She is also responsible for payments systems development and regulation, and oversight of money services business. Her experience also includes audits of insurance companies, formulation of prudential and market conduct policies for banks and insurance companies, and macro-financial surveillance.

Chew is currently an adviser on the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board, Board Member of the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (Malaysia) and chairman of the Finance Accreditation Agency (Malaysia)representing BNM.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a major in accounting and finance from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is also an Associate Member of CPA Australia.