Tan Sri (Dr) Wee Hoe Soon @ Gooi Hoe Soon
KUALA LUMPUR: AIA Bhd has appointed Tan Sri Wee Hoe Soon @ Gooi Hoe Soon as its board chairman effective June 15, 2023.
He succeeds Ching Yew Chye @ Chng Yew Chye, who retires after successfully completing his tenure of directorship with the company.
Gooi, who has been on the board of AIA Bhd as an independent non-executive director since Jan 5, 2023, will be the third board chairman of AIA Bhd.
He brings with him over 38 years of experience in the fields of accounting and corporate finance. He was also instrumental in the successful implementation of several corporate exercises which included merger and acquisition and corporate debt restructuring exercises by Public Listed Company (PLCs).
Gooi is a member of the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
He currently sits on the board of Securities Commission, Yinson Holdings Bhd
, Red Ideas Holdings Bhd and Perusahaan Sadur Timah Malaysia Bhd.
