KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has appointed Adrian Ong Chu Jin as an independent and non-executive director.
Ong, 53, has served as chief executive officer of MR. D.I.Y Group (M) Bhd since 2019. He is a non-independent executive director of MR D.I.Y Group, Malaysia, and non-executive chairman of MR. D.I.Y Holding (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
His experience includes over 29 years in investment banking, private equity, and public accounting across a range of industries.
He was previously senior managing director of investment banking at CIMB, director and head of fund at CIMB-Standard (now CapAsia), and managing director at private equity firm, Creador.
In these roles, his primary focus was advisory work for initial public offerings, debt and equity fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, as well as proprietary investments and divestitures across the Asia Pacific.
Ong is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.