Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) today announced changes in the senior management team of its operations in China and North Asia, as follows:
- Datuk Ben Chan, currently Executive Director, Investments and Co-Head of Investments (Transactions), will be leaving Khazanah at the end of April 2018. Datuk Ben, who has been with Khazanah since June 2005, will be joining Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on 1st June 2018 as its Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific.
- Bryan Lim, Director, Investments, and Head of Khazanah’s regional office in Beijing, will take over Datuk Ben’s responsibilities in leading Khazanah’s overall presence in China. He will also be responsible for Korea and Japan, which together with China, constitute Khazanah’s North Asia coverage.
Datuk Ben joined Khazanah as Director, Investments and has served in various capacities for nearly 13 years. He was appointed as Executive Director, Investments in April 2008 and was subsequently appointed Co-Head of Investments (Transactions) on 1st June 2017. Datuk Ben led the effort to establish Khazanah’s presence in China, which saw the opening of the Beijing office in 2008, the first of Khazanah’s five regional offices, and he has been instrumental in its growth and progress since then. In recognition of his contributions, Datuk Ben was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Jasa Negara (P.J.N.) by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday on 4th June 2016.
Khazanah Managing Director Tan Sri Datuk Wira Azman Hj. Mokhtar said: “As a key and one of the longest serving members of Khazanah’s senior leadership team, Datuk Ben Chan’s track record of service and achievements has been immense. We are truly appreciative of his contribution to the institution and the nation in his nearly 13 years with Khazanah. Ben leaves with our sincere gratitude, and we wish him well in his career with a leading global institutional investor.”
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