Standing (left–right): Tuan Ashraf Abdul Razak · Dato' Rashidi bin Hj Ahmad
Leadership & Governance
PEMA is led by a Board of Directors drawn from banking, law, corporate development, and capital markets — practitioners whose mandate is to deploy capital with discipline and to safeguard the trust placed in us by sovereign, institutional, and private partners.
Dato' Howard Choo brings 35 years in the banking industry. He currently serves as Chairman of the Examiners Board at the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers, a Member of the Institute of Public Accountants Ltd., and a Member of the Institute of Commercial & Industrial Accountants Malaysia. His earlier appointments include Chairman of the Executive Decision Panel at the Bank of Thailand, Vice Chairman of the Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce, and Deputy President & Executive Director at DBS Thai Danu Bank Public Co. Ltd.
Dr Ibnu Hassan Talha is a Kuala Lumpur–based businessman with 30 years of corporate experience through mergers and acquisitions. He is best known as Managing Director of HTGlobal Resources Sdn Bhd, and also serves as Chairman of Kantan Offshore Sdn Bhd.
Tuan Ashraf Abdul Razak is a Kuala Lumpur–based lawyer with over 30 years of legal experience, having handled high-profile commercial cases in Malaysia.
Dato' Rashidi bin Hj Ahmad is an accomplished business figure in the retail and corporate development sectors, with 35 years of experience in business. He also holds the position of Executive Chairman of Kojid Berhad.
Governance
Oversight, strategy, and fiduciary responsibility
Day-to-day stewardship and transaction execution
Independent assurance on compliance, structuring, and risk