PRESS RELEASE
3 March 2025
SURIA CAPITAL APPOINTS PHOON WAI WAH AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Suria Capital Holdings Berhad is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Phoon Wai Wah as the company's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1st March 2025. Mr. Phoon has been serving as the Group Financial Controller since joining the company in August 2024.
As the CFO, Mr Phoon will oversee the Group's financial operations, capital management, financial governance, and investor relations activities. He will play a significant leadership role in guiding Suria's financial and business strategies to support long-term growth and enhance shareholder value.
Mr. Phoon brings more than 24 years of global experience from his work in major financial hubs, including New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam. His roles have included serving as Morgan Stanley's Executive Director of Advisory Services & Accounting Policy in New York and Executive Director, Head of Global Accounting Standards and Control in Hong Kong. He has also held the position of Vice President of Accounting Policy at the Bank of New York. Earlier in his career, he spent 10 years at KPMG, specialising in financial audits, with assignments in Vietnam and various international locations.
A Malaysian national, Mr. Phoon holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and is a certified public accountant in Australia and Malaysia.
Suria is confident that Mr. Phoon's global insights and deep technical expertise will be instrumental in advancing the Group's strategic objectives for progressive growth and enhancing value for shareholders, employees, and business partners.
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