Yvonne Chia

Yvonne Chia (simplified Chinese: 谢姚依雯; traditional Chinese: 謝姚依雯; pinyin: Xièyáo Yīwén; Jyutping: Ze6 Jiu4 Ji1 Man4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiā-Iâu I-bûn;[1] born c. 1953) is a Malaysian businesswoman and banker. She was the first woman in Malaysia to be the chief executive officer of a bank. She was the CEO of Hong Leong Bank. She is currently the CEO of Shell Refining Company in Malaysia.

Yvonne Chia
谢姚依雯
Born1953
NationalityMalaysia

Career

She started working for Bank of America in the 1970s.[2] She became Vice President of the Malaysian Bank of America and head of its marketing division. She left after working there for 18 years. She was awarded the CEO Eagle Pin, becoming the first woman in Malaysia to be awarded it.[3] Chia became the first woman to serve as chief executive officer of a bank in Malaysia when she became CEO of RHB Bank in the 1990s. She became the CEO of Hong Leong Bank in 2003[3] or 2004. In 2013, she was named one of Forbes Asia's "50 Businesswomen In The Mix".[4]

References
  1. "謝姚依雯出任執行主席 亞洲保健擬上市籌7.5億". China Press. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "Interview transcript: Yvonne Chia, Group Managing Director, CEO, Hong Leong Bank, April 15th, 2011". Interviews. The Asian Banker. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. "100 memorable Malaysian Women - Part 4". The Star. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. "Forbes Asia's 50 Women In the Mix". Forbes Asia. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.


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