Genting Malaysia ropes in ex-BNM executive as director

Genting Malaysia Bhd, a major casino resort company in Asia, has appointed Chong Kwai Ying, a former executive of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), as its independent and non-executive director.

Chong, 58, worked for over three decades with the central bank. She occupied various management positions, including the position of deputy director in the Banking Supervision Department.

Chong, an economics graduate from University Malaya, has also worked at Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Dalam Malaysia (PIDM) as a consultant.

Chong currently sits on the boards of AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd and China Construction Bank (Malaysia) Bhd as an independent and non-executive director.

Genting Malaysia recently reported a net loss of RM 1.49 billion ($ 336,214,096) for the third quarter ended Sept 30 2018 compared to the year earlier.