Investment Team

Shaun Chan Choong Kong

Non-Independent Member / Chairman

Mr. Chan is one of the founders of Opus Asset Management. He has over 38 years of investment management/advisory experience. He started with HSBC Asset Management in Hong Kong where he eventually became the Chief Investment Officer for the Asian ex Japan markets. He was responsible for over USD3.2 billion of assets under management and a team of ten investment professionals. He was a pioneering investor in the emerging Asian markets and helped launch the Korean Asian Fund, which makes him one of the first foreign institutional investor in Korea. He also worked with the Asian Development Bank in launching the Asean Fund (1988) and the Asian Convertible Fund (1991). In 1993, Mr. Chan left HSBC to establish the Asian business for TCW Group Inc., a leading US based pension fund manager and grew the Asian business to over USD1.5 billion under management.

Mr. Chan left Hong Kong in 1996 to return to Malaysia where he established Gadek Asset Management as a principal shareholder and managing director before selling it to Phileo Allied Bank in 1998. The Company was renamed Phileo Asset Management and established a niche in the management of fixed income products and other unit trust assets. Mr. Chan was also a non-executive director of Phileo Allied Berhad, the holding company of Phileo Bank. He left Phileo in 1999 to establish Opus Capital Sdn. Bhd. (now known as Cope Capital Partners Sdn. Bhd.) to focus on the provision of investment advisory services to several offshore private equity and real estate investment funds. He was also the principal partner of Pan Asia Capital Management, a HK based private equity company that managed in excess of USD100mil in private equity assets – the investments within Pan Asia Capital has since been exited. In 2002, the principal partners of Pan Asia Capital Management then started an investment fund to invest into Japanese real estate which had up to USD 400mil in gross value of real estate assets. These assets have since been repackaged into a REIT and listed in Singapore as Saizen REIT whereupon Mr. Chan exited from his involvement with the Japanese real estate group.

Presently, Mr. Chan is  a director of several other private companies. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a degree in Economics. He held an Investment Manager’s licence in Hong Kong (1986 to 1997), a Fund Manager’s Representative licence in Malaysia (1997 to 1999) and a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence (2007 to Aug 2019).

Dato’ Mohamed Ross Mohd Din

Independent Member

Dato’ Ross joined HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad in 1972 and served in various capacities ranging from Corporate and Retail Banking and Branch Management. He also served as Head of Treasury Malaysia and Head of Group Audit Malaysia between 1987 and 1996, where he worked for a year in Hong Kong, London and New York in areas of Foreign Exchange and Treasury. In his last appointment from 2003-2007, he was Managing Director of the HSBC Amanah onshore business franchise in Malaysia.

Upon retirement, he was appointed as Senior Advisor and Executive Director of HSBC Amanah Takaful (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd until December 2008. Concurrently, he was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad where he chaired the Risk Committee and also sat on the Audit and Nomination Committees, retiring in April 2016.

Immediately thereafter he joined CIMB Group Holdings Berhad Board/CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad Board in April 2016 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. In April 2017 he was made Chairman of CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad. He is currently the Chairman of the Group Audit Committee, is a member of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee and also sits on the Group Nomination and Remuneration Committee. In March 2021, he was appointed as an Investment Panel member of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) and was recently re-appointed for a further period of 2 years until February 2025.

In March 2023, he was appointed as Chairman and Director of Prima Ekuiti (UK) Limited, a subsidiary company of KWAP, with the principal activity to manage investment services for Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) in the UK.

He currently also sits on two Advisory Boards overseeing two Private Equity Funds as Chairman/Independent member and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Lembaga Zakat Selangor (MAIS).

Dato’ Ross was previously a Council Member of the Outward Bound Trust of Malaysia (Outward Bound School) from August 2009 till June 2018 and was also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd from 2011 till 2019.

Dato’ Ross completed his Banking Diploma (Part 1) from The Institute of Bankers, United Kingdom in 1973.

Lee Heng Guie

Independent Member

Mr. Lee had 30 years of professional experience as an economist, with almost 12 years in Bank Negara Malaysia and 18 years in financial services. Since 2002, he was the Head of Economics Research with CIMB Investment Bank Berhad before retiring in May 2014. He supervised a team of five economists covering global and regional economies. Currently, Mr. Lee is a guest writer for Focus Malaysia.

On 1 July 2016, Mr. Lee was appointed as the Executive Director of SocioEconomic Research Center (SERC), an independent research center. SERC is funded by the donors from The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM).

Mr. Lee served in the Economics Department of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) from 1984-1996. His responsibilities as Senior Economist and Assistant Manager included policy formulation in areas related to the balance of payments, manufacturing, construction, and investment sectors. He also participated actively in BNM’s research policy work and co-authored the publication of discussion papers and BNM’s Annual Report articles.

Mr. Lee then worked as an economist with M&A Research from 1996-1998 before moving on to be the Chief Economist with HLG Securities until February 2002. He was Head of the Economic Services Unit in Hong Leong Bank before joining CIMB Securities (Research) as the Head of Economics in October 2002.

On 8 December 2021, Mr. Lee was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad. Also, he is currently a member of the Economic Committee (EC) of Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC).

Mr. Lee is the recipient of many awards: He was voted “Best Economist” in The Edge Polls twice and ranked top 3 four times from 2000-2008; “Best Economist” by the Asset Magazine Hong Kong – Local Currency Bond Market of Malaysia in 2007. He also led CIMB Macroeconomic Research to be ranked amongst the top 3 for nine consecutive years (2005-2013) in the Asiamoney Polls.

Mr. Lee holds a BA (Hons) majoring in Economics from the University of Malaya, Malaysia and a Master’s Degree in Development Economics from Williams College, USA.

Siaw Wei Tang

Non-Independent Member / Group Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Siaw is one of the founders of Opus Asset Management Sdn Bhd and is currently holding the position of Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer in the company. He is also a Non-independent Non-executive Director of Opus Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd (“OpusIAM“), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opus Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He started his career as an Actuarial Consultant at NMG Risk Managers & Actuaries Sdn Bhd. He then joined Gadek Asset Management (later renamed Phileo Asset Management) in 1996 as the Portfolio Manager in charge of fixed income investment where he grew the fixed income portfolio under management to RM430 million over a four-year period.

Later, he joined HLG Asset Management in 2000 where he was responsible for over RM1 billion of funds under management and a team of seven investment professionals. He was later promoted to General Manager, Investment/Chief Investment Officer of Hong Leong Assurance Bhd (“HLA”) in 2002 where he was responsible for approximately RM3 billion (of which approximately RM2 billion was in fixed income securities) of HLA’s investment portfolio.

Mr. Siaw holds an MSc degree in International Banking & Financial Studies from the University of Southampton, UK; a BSc (Honours) degree in Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence.

Noorshidah Ismail

Non-Independent Member / Chairman

Pn. Noorshidah is the Chairman of Opus Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd (“OpusIAM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opus Asset Management Sdn Bhd. She held the position of Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from April 2023 to fill the gap upon resignation of the previous CEO, until the new CEO was appointed in November 2023. She has vast experience in banking, stockbroking, handling of processes and documentation, client servicing, product development, sales and marketing of financial and investment products.

Pn. Noorshidah started her career as a Loan Executive with Hong Leong Finance Bhd at its Head Office in 1984. In 1986, she was transferred to the Bishop Street Branch in Penang as a Processing & Documentation Executive. She later joined Standard Chartered Bank in 1990 as a Mortgage Sales Manager, where she was responsible for the sales and marketing of mortgage loans in the Northern Region. She was also responsible for the setting-up of a mortgage centre in the Penang branch. In December 1993, she assumed the position of Business Financial Services Manager (North) and was responsible for pushing both the Liabilities & Asset sales for the Northern Region.

She later joined Phileo Allied Bank (which was subsequently acquired by Maybank in year 2000) in 1998 as the Manager of Priority Banking. She was responsible for the setting-up of a Priority Banking Centre in Penang, which caters to high-net-worth individuals. She was also directly accountable for the centre’s sales. Before joining Opus Asset Management, Pn. Noorshidah was with PM Securities Sdn Bhd, a stockbroking company. She started as General Manager of Business Development and was subsequently appointed as Head of Dealing in the company.

She graduated from the University of Oregon, USA with a Bachelor of Science degree (majoring in Community Health) and holds a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence.

Latifah Abdul Latiff

Independent Member

Pn. Latifah is an Independent Non-executive Director of Opus Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd (“OpusIAM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opus Asset Management Sdn Bhd. She also sits on the boards of Mynews Holdings Bhd, South Malaysia Industries Bhd, and MK Land Holdings Bhd respectively as an Independent Non-Executive Director. 

She has over 30 years of experience in the areas of commercial & investment banking, developmental finance, and insurance. Throughout much of her career, she was involved in business development and lending activities with a key focus on corporate loans, servicing many corporations both large and medium sized while interfacing with their respective chief executives and other key management staff. Based on the strength of her professional experience, in 2009 she was hired to be part of the pioneer team to set up Danajamin Nasional Bhd: Malaysia’s first financial guarantee insurer, where she spearheaded the only business division of the company. As a member of the senior management team, she served on various management committees responsible for reviewing and deliberating business proposals, risk management initiatives and processes, audit & compliance as well as overall management of the organization. Her last position was as Senior Vice President of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd.

Pn. Latifah holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business (majoring in Finance) from Indiana University, USA, and a Diploma in Accountancy from UiTM, Malaysia.

Siaw Wei Tang

Non-Independent Member

Mr. Siaw is a Non-independent Non-executive Director of Opus Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd(“OpusIAM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opus Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He is one of the founders of Opus Asset Management and is currently holding the position of Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer in the company. He started his career as a Risk Manager and Actuarial Consultant at NMG Risk Managers & Actuaries Sdn Bhd. He then joined Gadek Asset Management (later renamed Phileo Asset Management) in 1996 as the Portfolio Manager in charge of fixed income where he grew the fixed income portfolio under management to RM430 million over a four year period.

Later, he joined Hong Leong Group Asset Management in 2000 where he was responsible for over RM1 billion of funds under management and a team of seven investment professionals. He was later promoted to General Manager, Investment/Chief Investment Officer of Hong Leong Assurance Bhd (“HLA”) in 2002 where he was responsible for approximately RM3 billion (of which approximately RM2 billion was in fixed income securities) of HLA’s investment portfolio.

Mr. Siaw holds an MSc degree in International Banking & Financial Studies from the University of Southampton, UK; a BSc (Honours) degree in Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and holds a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence.

Ng Lee Peng

Non-Independent Member

Ms. Ng joined Opus Asset Management (OpusAM) in 2006, to head and set up the investment department. She has helped to build the investment team which consists of fund management, research and analytics. As the Head of Investment, she oversees the daily investment decisions by a team of portfolio managers and ensures that the funds are managed in accordance to the strategy decided by the Investment team together with the Chief Investment Officer (CIO). She also oversees the research team and currently sits in company credit group.

Ms. Ng started her career as a banker, specialising in credit. She spent a total of 7 years in banking, analysing credits of companies and structuring of loans and credit facilities. Besides marketing and credit proposals, she was responsible for the evaluation of credit reports submitted by various branches for recommendation to the Credit Committee. Her career in investment started when she joined the Investment Department of Hong Leong Assurance Bhd in 1999. With her credit background, she was in charge of the fixed income portfolio which grew from less than RM500 million to approximately RM1.5 billion.

Ms. Ng graduated from Monash University, Australia and holds a Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting. She is also a Certified Practicing Accountant under the Australian Society of CPAs (“ASCPA”). She holds a Capital Markets Services Representative’s License.

Ng Lee Peng

Group Head of Investment

Ms. Ng joined Opus Asset Management (OpusAM) in 2006, to head and set up the investment department. She has helped to build the investment team which consists of fund management, research and analytics. As the Head of Investment, she oversees the daily investment decisions by a team of portfolio managers and ensures that the funds are managed in accordance to the strategy decided by the Investment team together with the Chief Investment Officer (CIO). She also oversees the research team and currently sits in company credit group.

Ms Ng started her career as a banker, specializing in credit. She spent a total of 7 years in banking, analyzing credits of companies and structuring of loans and credit facilities. Besides marketing and credit proposals, she was responsible for the evaluation of credit reports submitted by various branches for recommendation to the Credit Committee. Her career in investment started when she joined the Investment Department of Hong Leong Assurance Bhd in 1999. With her credit background, she was in charge of the fixed income portfolio which grew from less than RM500 million to approximately RM1.5 billion.

Ms. Ng graduated from Monash University, Australia and holds a Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting. She is also a Certified Practicing Accountant under the Australian Society of CPAs (“ASCPA”). She holds a Capital Markets Services Representative’s License.

Terry Tan Theam Swee

Senior Fund Manager

Mr. Tan joined Opus Asset Management as Senior Fund Manager in 2013. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial market. He started his career at Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank in 1989. He then joined Great Eastern Life Assurance Malaysia Berhad in 1997 as the Manager of Fixed Income and was subsequently promoted to Vice President where he headed the Fixed Income Investments Department, managing a fund size of about RM20 billion. In 2007, he joined Avenue Invest Berhad for 2 years as Director/Head of Fixed Income. Prior to joining Opus, Mr. Tan was attached to Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad as Head of Fixed Income and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management from 2009 until 2013.

Mr. Tan is a member of the Persatuan Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia (PPKM) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He holds an Advanced Diploma in Business and Management from the University of Wales, U.K. He is also a holder of a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence.

Joanne Gan Wei Jen

Investment Manager

Ms Joanne joined Opus Asset Management as an Investment Manager in 2021. She has over 13 years of experience in the financial markets. Joanne started her career in 2009 as a banker in RHB Banking Group and Hong Leong Investment Bank where she spent six years in the Treasury Departments specialising in Institutional Fixed Income Sales. Subsequently, she joined Bank Negara Malaysia as a portfolio manager in 2015, heading the Internal Fund Management team which manages fixed income funds. Prior to joining Opus, Ms Joanne was attached to Dutaland as an Investment Manager with responsibilities of overseeing investments in multi-asset investments in ringgit and offshore markets.

Ms Joanne passed the Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia Certificate examination and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. She holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland, Australia and is currently a holder of a Capital Markets Services Representative’s License.

Ahmad Zarul Fitri Bin Mohd Azam

Investment Manager

Mr. Zarul is an Investment Manager in Opus that joined in February 2022. He oversees multiple discretionary and wholesale funds within the Opus group. He started his career as an intern at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Brisbane in the relative value and arbitraging team during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Later, he joined RHB Bank as a Cross Market trader in 2011 where he is primarily in charge in maintaining the principal dealership as well as trading multiple cross currency assets. He then was scouted in 2015 by Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) to manage their government & quasi and Asian fixed income portfolios where he managed Asset under management worth RM 50 billion.

In 2017, he was recruited by United Overseas Bank Malaysia Berhad (UOB) to setup their Credit Trading Desk, Structure Credit Desk, as well as Retail Bond Business. He grew the business to generate RM 20 million a year in profit within 2 years as well as developing new credit derivative products for UOB.

Mr. Zarul holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Queensland, Australia and is a holder of Capital Markets Services Representative’s License.