18.Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow, aged 83, is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Lonpac Insurance Bhd (Lonpac). He is also a Non-Executive Chairman of Lonpac's holding company, LPI Capital Bhd. Presently, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee of Lonpac.

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh is a banker by profession. He began his banking career in 1950 and has 63 years experience in the banking and finance industry. He founded Public Bank Berhad in 1965 at the age of 35. His directorships in other companies are as Chairman of Public Bank Bhd, Public Investment Bank Bhd, Public Mutual Bhd, Public Islamic Bank Bhd, Public Financial Holdings Ltd, Public Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd, Cambodian Public Bank Plc, several other subsidiaries of Public Bank and Tong Meng Industries Ltd.

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh had won both domestic and international acclaim for his outstanding achievements as a banker and the Chief Executive Officer of a leading financial services group. Awards and accolades that he had received include:

• Asia’s Commercial Banker of the Year 1991The ASEAN Businessman of the Year 1994
• Malaysia’s Business Achiever of the Year 1997
• Malaysia’s CEO of the Year 1998
• Best CEO in Malaysia 2004
• The Most PR Savvy CEO 2004
• The Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award 2005 for Malaysia
• Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Financial Services in Asia 2006
• Lifetime Achievement Award 2006
• Award for Lifetime Achievement in Corporate Excellence, Dedication and Industry 2006
• Asia’s Banker of High Distinction Award 2006
• The BrandLaureate Brand Personality Award 2007
• ASEAN Most Astute Banker Award 2007
• Lifetime Entrepreneurship Achievement Award 2007
• The Pila Recognition Award 2007
• Asian Banker Par Excellence Award 2008
• Best CEO in Malaysia 2009
• Asia's Banking Grandmaster 2010
• Asian Corporate Director Recognition Award 2010 for Malaysia
• Value Creator : Malaysia's Outstanding CEO 2010
• The BrandLaureate - Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Man of the Year 2010-2011
• Best CEO (Investor Relations) 2011 for Malaysia
• Asian Corporate Director Recognition Award 2011 for Malaysia
• The BrandLaureate Premier Brand Icon Leadership Award 2011
• Best CEO (Investor Relations) 2012 for Malaysia
• Asian Corporate Director Recognition Award 2012 for Malaysia
• Best CEO (Investor Relations) 2013 for Malaysia
• Asia Corporate Director Recognition Award 2013 for Malaysia
• BrandLaureate Banker of the Year Award

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh was awarded the Medal ‘For the Course of Vietnamese Banking’ by the State Bank of Vietnam in 2002 for his contributions to the Vietnamese banking industry over the past years. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh was conferred the Recognition Award 2007 by the National Bank of Cambodia in appreciation of his excellent achievement and significant contribution to the banking industry in Cambodia.

In recognition of his contributions to society and the economy, he was conferred the Doctor of Laws (Honorary) from University of Malaya in 1989.

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh had served in various capacities in public service bodies in Malaysia; he was a member of the Malaysian Business Council from 1991 to 1993; a member of the National Trust Fund from 1988 to 2001; a founding member of the Advisory Business Council since 2003; and a member of the IPRM Accreditation Privy Council.

He is an Emeritus Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Management and is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia; the Chartered Institute of Bankers, United Kingdom; the Institute of Administrative Management, United Kingdom; and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Australia.