
Mr Gerald Ambrose is an Independent Non Executive Director of Opus Asset Management Sdn Bhd (“OpusAM”). His distinguished career spans senior leadership roles across Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, reflecting a deep and longstanding engagement with ASEAN and global capital markets.
Gerald began his career with an eight year commission in His Majesty’s Royal Navy, during which he earned a Falklands Campaign medal, finishing his commission as a submarine navigator. After completing his naval service, he transitioned into financial services with First Pacific Securities in London. In 1989, he moved to Malaysia when First Pacific acquired a stake in Mohaiyani Securities, gaining firsthand exposure to the rapid rise of Malaysia’s equity market.
In 1992, Gerald embraced Islam and later joined CIMB Securities under Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, where he observed the evolving landscape of Malaysian equities. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1996 to join HSBC James Capel, navigating the Asian Financial Crisis from an institutional sales standpoint. By 2000, he relocated to Singapore with HSBC, and in 2001, he became Institutional Sales Director at Kim Eng Securities.
In 2005, Gerald was invited by Aberdeen Asset Management to establish and lead its Malaysian operations. As Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Management (later abrdn Malaysia and abrdn Islamic Malaysia), he expanded the firm’s assets under management from USD 50 million to approximately USD 6 billion over a span of 19 years, stepping down in June 2024. He also served as CEO of abrdn Islamic Malaysia from 2013 onward.
Gerald currently serves as a Non Executive Director of the Pangolin Asia Fund, where his extensive background in ASEAN equities and his leadership experience at Aberdeen Malaysia support the fund’s focus on regional small and mid capitalisation opportunities.








