Chong Yoon Chou

Mr Chong started his career at Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited in 1994 as an analyst and fund manager on Asian equities. He was later transferred to Sydney as Head of Australian Equities in 2001. Subsequently, he held roles in London, Edinburgh and Philadelphia as Head of Pan-European Equities and Head of Developed Markets ex-Asia, before returning to Singapore in 2008 as Investment Director where he oversaw equity investments in seven regional offices. He was also the Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Malaysia.

Throughout his stint with the company, Mr Chong was involved in many restructuring initiatives in Australia and Europe whilst spearheading investment teams in various M&A projects such as the acquisition of Edinburgh Fund Managers in 2005, Deutsche Asset Management UK in 2006, Philadelphia Nationwide Financial Service US in 2007 and Credit Suisse Asset Management in 2009. He was also responsible for setting up the group’s research systems and led in transition projects during Europe’s implementation of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). Mr Chong’s 28 years of extensive experience in managing assets and funds also included his management of Asian and Emerging market equities at Ostrum Asset Management Asia Ltd, part of the Natixis Investment Management group with USD 1 trillion of funds under management.

Mr Chong graduated from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science (Economics) in Accounting & Finance, a Master of Science in Finance and a Master of Science in Information Systems. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and has Leadership Development certifications at Harvard Business School and INSEAD. In 2021, he has completed the INSEAD International Directors Programme.