Ms Chee Li Har (Chairman, Independent) was appointed to the Board of AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd on 1 April 2019 as Independent Non-Executive Chairman. She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of AmInvestment Bank Berhad. Ms Chee holds a Bachelor of Arts-Economics from University of Malaya and Persatuan Kewangan Malaysia Certification (PKMC). In 2013, she returned to Malaysia under TalentCorp Malaysia Returning Expert Program where she set up a new ‘central treasury’ type function for Hong Leong Bank (M) Berhad named Group Asset and Liabilities. In that role, Ms Chee is responsible for driving and supporting the trajectory growth in the regional business and optimising returns/costs of the bank’s balance sheet. She played the key role in making both structural and tactical balance sheet decisions, particularly in the areas of economic profit, liquidity & interest risk management and regulatory compliance. Prior to her promotion to COO/Head, Group Asset and Liability (GALCO) in Hong Leong Bank, Ms Chee was the Regional Head of Asset and Liabilities Management for South East Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore. In this role, she led multicultural teams in South East Asia and traded in most interest rate products and derivatives. Ms Chee was well recognised for her leadership abilities and sent for leadership programs at INSEAD, Asia Campus and the SAID Business School at University of Oxford. She believes in sharing expertise and was actively engaged in masterclass training and many speaking engagements in South East Asia, including one for Asian Development Bank. Collaboration, drive, integrity and diversity are values that are of utmost importance to her. In living her values, she is a strong proponent of empowering women and amongst a few initiatives that she is currently engaged in, she sits on the committees of International Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry Malaysia (IWFCI) and a social enterprise for women in Beladin, East Malaysia. Ms Chee is multi-talented. She is an avid artist and creator of wearable art accessories called GoCHeeKS. She has held 3 art exhibitions in Singapore and Malaysia (in part to raise funds for charities and create awareness for hunger).

En Zainal Abidin Bin Mohd Kassim (Independent) was appointed to the Board of Directors of AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 November 2016. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in the United Kingdom since 1986, a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Malaysia, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries of Singapore and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, United States of America. He has been a Consulting Actuary and Senior Partner with over 30 years of consulting experience with extensive experience in conventional insurance and Takaful for both life and casualty insurance. He also has experience in various assignments on investment consulting for pension and provident funds as well as pension liabilities and pension benefits. En Zainal holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Actuarial Science degree from City University London.

Pn Azian Binti Kassim (“Pn Azian”) was appointed to the Board of AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd on 30 June 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She is also a member of the Fund Management Division’s Audit and Risk Management Committee. Pn Azian is a Fellow of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a Chartered Accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She has approximately 30 years of experience in fund management and capital markets with substantial investment management experience, managing external fund managers, significant understanding of risk management and experience with a multi-asset class fund. She was previously the Chief Investment Officer of Maybank Investment Management Sdn Bhd and Syarikat Takaful Keluarga Malaysia Berhad. She currently sits on the boards of MRT Corporation Sdn Bhd, Perak Transit Berhad and Tune Insurance Malaysia Berhad, and is also an investment panel member of Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd.

Mr Jeroen Thijs was appointed as the Chairman of the Investment Committee of AmFunds Management Berhad and AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd on 1 January 2025. He holds a Master of Business and Finance from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and is also a Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. 

Mr Jeroen has over 33 years of experience in risk management, corporate banking, structured finance, and treasury functions. He has worked extensively across Asia and Europe. Since 2009, he has been based in Malaysia, gaining significant exposure to and insights into both conventional and Islamic banking models, as well as the risk landscape in Malaysia. Mr Jeroen began his career as a credit analyst with Rabobank International in Singapore before assuming senior roles at ABN AMRO Bank in Japan, Singapore, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining AmBank Group, he held key positions in reputable banking institutions, including Country Chief Risk Officer at OCBC Bank Malaysia and Chief Risk Officer at Bank Islam Malaysia.

Ms Tracy Chen Wee Keng was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of AmInvestment Bank Berhad on 28 October 2020 and is responsible for stewarding the investment bank’s full range of integrated solutions and services including corporate finance, equity capital markets, debt and sukuk originations, private banking, fund management and stockbroking services. She is also a member of the Investment Committee of AmFunds Management Berhad and AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd. Ms Tracy has more than 30 years’ experience in the investment banking and financial services industry. Prior to joining the AmBank Group, Ms Tracy had served for almost two decades at CIMB Investment Bank where she held several senior roles in coverage and origination of investment banking business including the position of Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Senior Bankers Group. She is regarded as one of the most experienced industry professionals, having advised on numerous high profile and innovative debt and equity transactions. Ms Tracy started her banking career in Ban Hin Lee Bank and Standard Chartered Bank where she gained extensive experience in corporate banking and cash management. She ventured into investment banking when she joined Affin Merchant Bank. Ms Tracy graduated from University Sains Malaysia with a Bachelor of Management (First Class Honours) and holds a Capital Market Services Representative Licence and is also a Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. Ms Tracy is also a Council Member of the Malaysian Investment Banking Association and in this position, she actively engages with other participants in the investment banking industry.