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Ms Ong Soo Chan was appointed to the Board of Unitrade as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 15 September 2021. She is the Chairwoman of the Remuneration Committee, in addition be being a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee, and the Risk Management Committee.

Ms Ong graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University Malaya in August 1987. She has in-depth knowledge and experience in financial services, having dedicated more than 30 years of her professional life in the industry. From her initial career at Development and Commercial bank as a Management Trainee, she has subsequently served at major local and foreign banks in Malaysia such as RHB Bank and ABN-AMRO Bank, predominantly in treasury operations. After a stint at ABN-AMRO Bank as the Head of Treasury
Operations, she joined Citibank Berhad in 1998 in similar capacity.

Over the next 20 years, she held various leadership roles at Citibank Berhad, including the Head of Corporate Banking Operations and Technology, Head of Consumer Business Operations and Technology, as well as Head of Citigroup Transaction Services Sdn Bhd during her secondment to Citigroup Overseas Investments Ltd. Her last role at Citibank Berhad prior to her retirement in December 2020 was the Head of Country Operations and Technology.

Ms Ong does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She does not have any conflict of interest with the Group nor has she been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.