Board of directors - assurance
Janet Yap Seong Yong
Independent Director- Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad
- Date of Appointment: 1 September 2022
- Membership of Board Committees:
- Chairperson of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
- Member of Risk Management Committee
Ms. Yap holds a Bachelor of Arts with Double Majors in Computing & Information Science and Economics from University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada and Ontario High School Diploma from St. John’s College.
Ms. Yap was the Technology Managing Director and Corporate Social Responsibility Lead of Accenture Malaysia and has more than 32 years of experience in technology and management information consultancy covering various industries and geographies, namely Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore, where she carved her niche in systems implementation and SAP consulting. From the time of her retirement from Accenture until June 2021, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Research Malaysia and served on the Board of Governors of the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce.
She is presently a board member of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, World Vision Malaysia Berhad and PW PAC Sdn. Bhd.