Investment Committee Members

The Investment Committee is responsible for setting and determining the investment policies/guidelines and strategies of the Funds. They meet on a quarterly basis to discuss investment strategies, asset allocation and stock selection as well as to review and monitor portfolio performance against benchmarks and guidelines.

The following six persons are members of the Investment Committee for all BOSWM MY's Funds, who also act in consultation with the Shariah Adviser on investment management matters relating to Shariah principles or Shariah-compliant Funds:

Mr. Olivier Jean Baudoin Marie Denis Chairman
  • Olivier Denis was appointed as the Chairman and a non-independent investment committee member of BOSWM MY on 29 November 2019. He is also the chairman of BOS Wealth Management Europe, S.A.
  • He is currently the Senior Managing Director of Bank of Singapore Limited, responsible for managing and growing the business for Singapore, Malaysia and International markets.
  • He was the Private Banking Head responsible for growing the private banking business of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited.
  • Prior to joining the OCBC Group, he held various leading positions in American Express Regional Headquarters in Singapore as well as American Express Bank in Indonesia and France.
  • He holds an MBA and a Master in Civil Engineering.


Ms. Tan Ai Chin Non-Independent Investment Committee Member
  • Tan Ai Chin was appointed as a non-independent investment committee member of BOSWM MY on 29 November 2019.
  • She is currently the Managing Director, Senior Banker Client Coverage & Head of Investment Banking in OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad.
  • She is in charge of client coverage for the top tier GLCs/Conglomerates and also spearheads the team that provides holistic investment banking solutions.
  • She is also a Director of OCBC Advisers (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and OCBC Capital (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
  • Prior to her current position, she was the General Manager and Head, Debt Origination at RBS Bank Malaysia (formerly ABN AMRO) and before that, the General Manager and Head of Capital Markets & Structured Finance in the investment banking arm of Maybank Group.
  • She has accumulated almost 30 years of experience in a wide array of investment banking and corporate banking activities and has been actively involved in advising, structuring and lead arranging various landmark/high profile and award-winning transactions for many GLCs and conglomerates.
  • Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) (University of Malaya).


Encik Mohamed Rashdi Mohamed Ghazalli Independent Investment Committee Member
  • Mohamed Rashdi was appointed as an independent investment committee member of BOSWM MY on 29 November 2019.
  • From 2006 to 2010 he was attached to PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Sdn Bhd as the Advisor for Information Technology & Consulting Services.
  • Prior to the above, he held various positions in established companies such as IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd, PwC Consulting Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Coopers & Lybrand Consultants Sdn Bhd, Jurudata Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd), EDS Sdn Bhd and Jabatan Telekom Malaysia, specialising in the information technology, systems integration business and technology consulting fields.
  • He is currently an independent Director of Tune Insurance Malaysia Berhad (a subsidiary of Tune Protect Group Berhad) and Great Eastern Takaful Berhad.
  • He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Computation from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, United Kingdom.


Mr. Martin Giles Manen Independent Investment Committee Member
  • Martin Giles Manen was appointed as an independent investment committee member of BOSWM MY on 29 November 2019.
  • He is currently a self-employed consultant providing consultancy services on corporate governance and serves as an independent non-executive director of Channel Micron Holdings Company Limited (HK) and Bermaz Auto Berhad. With effect from 1 July 2020, he has been appointed as the non-executive Chairman of Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad.
  • He was attached to Perception Management Sdn Bhd from January 2008 to May 2009 as the Chief Executive Officer where he was responsible for the overall strategy, performance and business of the company, directly overseeing the financial public relations business.
  • He also served at Sime Darby Berhad from January 1986 to July 2007 as Group Tax Controller, Group Company Secretary, Group Finance Director, Business Development Director and Divisional Director, Allied Products & Services Division.
  • Prior to the above, he held various positions specialising in audit, tax and business advisory services in KPMG Kuala Lumpur from February 1975 to December 1985 including a period of secondment to KPMG London from October 1980 to May 1983.
  • He was admitted as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1980 with the designation Certified Public Accountant and as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants in 1988 with the designation Registered Accountant and subsequently as Chartered Accountant in 2001.


Dato’ Yeoh Beow Tit Non-Independent Investment Committee Member
  • Dato’ Yeoh was appointed as a non-independent investment committee member of BOSWM MY on 29 November 2019.
  • He was the Chief Executive Officer of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad from May 1996 to March 1998, responsible for the overall strategy, performance and growth of the bank. He was then appointed as the Head of Consumer Banking and Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) Finance of OCBC Limited Singapore from April 1998 to December 1998, responsible for managing its head office branch and all other branches countrywide as well as the growth and performance of the consumer business and finance company. He rejoined OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad as its Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to July 2008 and retired in August 2008
  • Prior to joining the OCBC Group, he held various positions in Citibank Berhad including Head of Financial Institutions, in charge of the banking relationship with local and foreign banks, insurance companies and financial institutions; Head of Transaction Banking, in charge of cash, trade and key operations in the bank; and Head of Corporate Banking, in charge of corporate relationships and their various requirements.
  • Master of Science In Management (University of Salford, Manchester, England); Bachelor of Economics (double major in economics & operations research) (Monash University, Australia); Conferred Fellow to the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (formerly known as Institute of Bankers Malaysia) by the Government of Bank Negara Malaysia (April 2002).


Tuan Syed Abdull Aziz Jailani Bin Syed Kechik Non-Independent Investment Committee Member
  • Tuan Syed Abdull Aziz Jailani was appointed as a non-independent investment committee member of BOSWM MY from 15 November 2009 to 14 November 2013. He was re-appointed as a non-independent investment committee member of BOSWM MY on 29 November 2019.
  • He has been the Chief Executive Officer of OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad since the inception of the bank in 2008.
  • He began his career in the banking industry in 1990 as a Risk Management Officer in Citibank Malaysia. During his 12 years there, he was involved in various business and risk management functions. His last position at Citibank was a Vice President of Corporate Banking Group. Prior to joining OCBC Al-Amin Bank, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate and Investment Banking of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd.
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, specialising in Accounting and Management Information System (MIS) (Boston University, Boston, Ma. USA).
  • Fellow Member of Chartered Professionals in Islamic Finance by Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals(CIIF).
  • Board member, Audit Committee member and University Senate member of International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF).

Note:
Mr. Olivier Denis is excluded as Investment Committee member for BOSWM Emerging Market Bond Fund, BOSWM Asian Income Fund, BOSWM Core Growth Fund, BOSWM Core Balanced Fund, BOSWM Core Defensive Fund, BOSWM Core High Yield Bond Fund, BOSWM Core EM Investment Grade Bond Fund, BOSWM Core DM Investment Grade Bond Fund, BOSWM Core US Equities Fund, BOSWM Core Asia Equities Fund and BOSWM Core European Equities Fund, as Bank of Singapore Limited is the sub-investment manager and investment manager of these funds.