Ms. Tan Lye Sim is an accomplished risk practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in financial institutions, securities houses, insurance companies, and software companies.
After 13 years of working with various financial institutions in London, Ms. Tan joined MBF Finance Berhad in Malaysia as Senior Manager, Head of Treasury Settlement in 1997. She was promoted to Head of Risk Management Department in 1998. She then moved into risk management consultancy services in 2002, before returning to the financial sector in 2005, holding senior positions such as the Head of Treasury Compliance of RHB Bank Berhad, Group Chief Risk Officer of Alliance Financial Group, Group Chief Risk Officer of Hong Leong Bank Berhad, Director, and Head of Operational Risk Management of CIMB Investment Bank Berhad. Her last position was as Group Chief Risk Officer at Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad from 2013 to 2017.
In addition to the above, Ms. Tan was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad and the Chairman of the Group Risk Management Committee. Ms. Tan is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Malaysian Life Reinsurance Group Berhad. She is also the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee in MLRe.