Board of Directors

Dr John Lee Hin Hock is a highly seasoned banker with extensive experience in the financial services industry.

Prior to joining Alliance Bank, Dr John was the Country CEO and CEO of Maybank Singapore from December 2017 until his retirement in December 2023, where he held single-captainship responsibility for the entire spectrum of operations in Maybank Singapore. Before this, Dr John was the Group Chief Risk Officer of Maybank Group from 2011 to November 2017.

Over the course of his career, Dr John had been a Partner of KPMG Advisory from 1997 to 2010 where he was KPMG Global Islamic Finance Group Leader, Asia Pacific Financial Risk Management Practice Head and Malaysia Financial Services Practice Head; and the General Manager of the Kuala Lumpur Options & Financial Futures Exchange (now known as Malaysia Derivatives Exchange) from 1994 to 1997 where he was responsible for the overall operations of the Exchange.

Dr John is a leading expert in Islamic Finance and was a member in several working groups of the Islamic Financial Services Board. He has published extensive thought leadership articles in the areas of shareholder value creation, performance management, Islamic Finance, risk management and Basel II.

Dr John is also an Independent Director of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad.

• Fellow Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers, Malaysia
• Fellow Certified Practising Accountant, Australia Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Australia
• Doctor of Philosophy (Economics), Monash University, Australia
• Bachelor of Economics, Monash University, Australia

Dato’ Ahmad Hisham bin Kamaruddin was the founding and senior partner of Messrs Hisham & Associates. His career spans over 36 years in various areas of law including banking law, commercial agreements, corporate law and extensive experience in corporate banking and finance, loan and securities documentations as well as corporate matters. He focuses on complex joint-venture agreements between Malaysian entities and foreign investors. His other areas of expertise include cross-border estate planning, intellectual property and aviation law.

Dato’ Ahmad Hisham has acquired experience in the field of Information & Communication Technology pertaining to Purchase & Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and use of Hardware & Software as well as in Hardware Maintenance, Product Sales and Service Agreements. In the process, he has experience in drafting Software and the Protection of Licensing Agents Ownership of Software agreements.

Dato’ Ahmad Hisham has also accumulated more than 30 years' of experience in the insurance industry, having advised on various insurance matters.

Dato’ Ahmad Hisham previously served as Tribunal President for the Consumer Court in Malaysia, Council member of the Malaysia Competition Commission and Council Member of the Malaysian Heritage Council.

He is a Notary Public appointed by the Attorney General of Malaysia.

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the University of Malaya

Tuan Haji Rustam is a former central banker with over three decades of experience in Islamic banking regulation and policy development. During his tenure at Bank Negara Malaysia, he played a pivotal role in formulating and implementing key regulatory and developmental frameworks that have shaped Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry. He continues to contribute to the Islamic banking industry through advisory and capacity-building initiatives at both domestic and international levels.

• Bachelor of Business Administration degree from University Kebangsaan Malaysia
• Certificate in Islamic Law from the International Islamic University
• Certified Shariah Practitioner, Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (“ASAS")

Puan Mia Idora is an experienced investment banker having been part of the community of investment bankers for more than 20 years.

She was the co-head of Malaysia investment banking and capital markets coverage at Credit Suisse Group AG from November 2017 until her retirement in February 2023. Her key focus was on driving the growth of investment banking and capital markets business in Malaysia covering Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Structured Funding.

Prior to that, Puan Mia Idora was with Maybank Investment Bank Berhad from October 2010 to October 2017. She co-headed the Investment Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions Division. From 1997 to 2010, she was with RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Affin Merchant Bank Berhad and AmMerchant Bank Berhad respectively holding various positions in Corporate Finance and Corporate Investment Banking.

Puan Mia also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of MTT Shipping and Logistics Berhad since 8 September 2025.

• Member of the Institute Corporate Directors Malaysia (“ICDM")
• Bachelor of Science (Second Class Upper) in Economics & Accounting, University of Bristol, England

Mr Stephen Oong has more than 40 years of experience in the audit industry. He was the Audit Technical Partner of Ernst & Young, Malaysia from 2002 until his retirement in June 2016. Following his retirement, Mr Stephen Oong continued as the Senior Technical Advisor for Ernst & Young, East Malaysia for 6 years until 2022.

Over the course of his career, Mr Stephen Oong has performed audits of financial statements of listed and non-listed entities in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong in diverse industries including banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, trading, property development, hotels, plantations and construction.

He was also involved in various corporate capital market exercises undertaken by companies in Malaysia such as initial public offerings, corporate restructurings, rights issues and special purpose acquisition corporations. He was also very actively involved in financial reporting and accounting standards activities in Malaysia.

Mr Stephen Oong is currently the External Technical Consultant to an accounting firm, Moore Stephens Associates PLT. He is also an Independent Director of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad.

• Bachelor of Accounting, University of Malaya
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
• Member of Certified Practising Accountants, Australia