Date of first appointment as Director: 25 January 2017
Board committees:
- Audit and Risk Committees (Member)
Present directorships in other listed companies:
- Pelikan International Corporation Berhad (Non-Executive Director)
Present principal commitments:
- Ikhlas Capital Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer)
- Zezz FundQ Pte Ltd (Non-Executive Director)
Past directorships in other listed companies and principal commitments held in the preceding five years:
Mr Kenny Kim is a founding partner and currently, the Chief Executive Officer of Ikhlas Capital Singapore Pte. Ltd., an ASEAN private equity fund manager headquartered in Singapore and has on-ground presence in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Manila. He was the Senior Adviser and a member of the Executive Committee of RRJ Capital, one of the largest private equity funds in Asia which focuses on private equity investments in China and Southeast Asia from October 2015 until his resignation in September 2017. At RRJ Capital, he was responsible for originating and executing deals as well as providing advice to fund financial transactions.
Mr Kim has worked in various senior positions in the financial services sector for more than 20 years, having served as the Chief Executive Officer, Strategy and Investments and Group Chief Financial Officer at CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, a financial institution listed on Bursa Malaysia, and the 5th largest banking group in South East Asia. He also acted as Adviser to the Group Chief Executive Officer at CIMB Group Holdings Berhad and its subsidiary, CIMB Group Sdn Bhd up to 30 September 2015. During his tenure with the CIMB Group, Mr Kim was awarded Best Chief Financial Officer in South East Asia and Best Chief Financial Officer in Malaysia in 2013, both awards given by Alpha Southeast Asia, an institutional investment publication focused on Southeast Asia.
Mr Kim graduated from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, with a Master of Science in Finance degree. He is also a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales, CF Faculty and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.