Board of Directors
Manulife Asset Management Services Berhad

Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was then appointed Head of Exchanges, managing the operations of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (“KLSE”) [now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia Securities”)], Malaysia Exchange of Securities Dealings & Automated Quotation (MESDAQ), MDEX and Labuan International Financial Exchanges in September 2003 prior to KLSE’s [now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities] demutualisation. She is also a regular speaker at many international conferences and forums.

Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a Director of Zurich Insurance Malaysia Bhd. from year 2007 to year 2013 and Hong Leong Industries Bhd. from year 2012 to year 2021. She sits on the Boards of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd., IGB Berhad, Pacific & Orient Berhad, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad and several private limited companies. She was a member of Market Participants Committee of Bursa Malaysia Securities. She is currently a member of the Appeals Committee of Bursa Malaysia Securities.

Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina is a Divemaster with National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI). She was a member of Global Board of Advisers for XBRL until year 2009 and was also on the Board of Trustees for Malaysia AIDS Foundation until May 2010.

Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina is also a Director and the Chairman of Manulife Holdings Berhad.  

Mr. Jason Chong has more than thirty years of experience in the investment industry. Before joining Manulife, he was the Chief Investment Officer of another asset management company where he was responsible for the management of Malaysian and regional funds totaling approximately RM5 billion. Prior to that, he spent fifteen (15) years as an investment analyst covering both local and foreign equities, with his last position as Head of Research at Merrill Lynch/Smith Zain Securities.

Mr. Edmond Cheah is also a Director and the Chairman of Manulife Insurance Labuan Limited and several public listed companies.  

Prior to joining Manulife, Ms. Vibha Coburn had a wide range of senior roles over thirty (30) years in banking, insurance and management consulting across Asia, Europe and Australia. These included roles in e-business, sales, customer acquisition, finance, wealth management, liabilities, mortgages and credit cards.

Ms. Vibha Coburn is currently the Group Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Manulife Holdings Berhad (“MHB”) and CEO of Manulife Insurance Berhad (“MIB”). She also sits on the Boards of MHB, MIB, and several private limited companies.

Mr. Wong is a founder member and former President of the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM). He was also involved in establishing the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia (FiMM) when he was appointed the Founding Secretary.

A strong believer in financial planning, he co-authored a financial planning book entitled “Financial Freedom – Your Guide to Lifetime Financial Planning” and a second book entitled “Financial Freedom – Through Malaysian Equities and Unit Trusts”. In June 2008, Mr. Wong co-authored a third book which revolves around the themes of health and wealth entitled “CHOICES – Live Well and Don’t Die Broke”.

Prior to joining Manulife Investment Management (formerly known as Manulife Asset Management), Mr. Fiacco served as Regional Controller, Asia for Manulife Financial, where he was accountable for financial and management accounting, planning, forecasting and analysis as well as tax and internal controls related to finance across Asia. Before joining Manulife, Mr. Fiacco worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in their Audit and Assurance Services group.