Board of Directors
Manulife Holdings Berhad

He began his career as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer in 1977.  He served the Malaysian Government at various ministries and departments and also the Perak State Government until he chose to take an optional retirement from the government service in 1999.

In February 2004, HRH The Sultan of Perak consented his appointment as Member of the Council of Elders to HRH Sultan of Perak. He is currently a Member of the Perak Council of Islamic Religion and Malay Customs and Board Member to the PKEINPK Sdn Bhd, He is also a Board Member of the University of Malaya, Chairman of University of Malaya Specialist Centre, Chairman of International University of Malaya Wales, a Distinguished Fellow to Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Fellow Institute of Public Security of Malaysia, Adjunct Professor of Northern Corridor Economic Region Research Centre, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

He was Executive Director of Berjaya Corporation Berhad from 2001 to 2004, Chairman of Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) from February 2004 to January 2010, Advisor and Chief Executive of Northern Corridor Implementation Authority from 2007 to 2009, a Board Member of the Royal Perak Medical College from 2005 to 2011, a Board Member of the Malaysia Airlines System Berhad from 2005 to 2011, a Board Member of the PLUS Expressway Berhad from 2007 to 2012 and Tropicana Corporation Berhad from 2010 to 2015.

Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Annuar is a member of the Group Audit Committee, Group Risk Management Committee and Group Nominating/Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors.  He is also a Director and member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Manulife Insurance Berhad and a director on the Board of Manulife Asset Management Services Berhad.

Mr Lee has 27 years of experience in the Life Insurance and Asset Management industries. Prior to his appointment as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Lee held various senior management roles in American Life Insurance in Japan before joining AIG/AIA where he had a noteworthy career across Investments, Finance, Marketing and Distribution. Mr Lee is a seasoned international executive with a proven track record of delivering consistent, high quality results across Thailand, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan.

Mr Lee also sits on the Boards of Manulife Holdings Berhad and Manulife Asset Management Services Berhad.

Mr. Rappold is our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) for the Asia Division and a member of the Asia Executive Leadership Team of Manulife. He has been in the position of CFO since March 2018. In this role, he provides leadership for all aspects of financial management for Manulife’s Asia division.

Mr. Rappold has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry; he has worked in Asia for at least 21 years. Prior to joining Manulife, Mr. Rappold served as a regional CFO for Aviva Asia. He focused on providing financial and strategic leadership to their businesses in Asia.

Prior to joining Aviva Asia, Mr. Rappold held senior roles at AIA, including CFO of AIA Korea, CFO of AIA Thailand, and Vice President of Finance and Accounting Compliance for the AIA Group in Hong Kong. Mr. Rappold’s earlier career also included roles at New York Life International (in Hong Kong), Allianz AG (at its head office in Munich, Germany) and KPMG (in both the US and Europe).

Mr. Rappold is a member of the Group Audit Committee, Group Risk Management Committee and Group Nominating/Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors.

She was the president of Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIAM) from 1996 to 1997, and was then reappointed as a governor to the Board of Governors of IIAM in 2016. Mrs. Nadarajah co-chaired the taskforce on Guidance for Effective Internal Audit Function.

Mrs. Nadarajah currently holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Director for ScotiaBank Berhad effective 28 June 2018. She is a consultant and trainer in topics such as risk management, compliance, internal audit and board governance.

Prior to her appointment to the board of ScotiaBank Berhad, she was a consultant for China Construction Bank Malaysia Berhad. Mrs. Nadarajah was in charge of overseeing the incorporation of a public company to set up the bank in Malaysia, and application for a bank license. During this process, she liaised with Bank Negara Malaysia on matters related to application of license and operational readiness audit. Furthermore, she advised on the structure and nomination of independent directors for the Board, and also drafted the board charter and terms of reference of board committees, on top of other governance policies.

From 2013 to 2016, Mrs. Nadarajah served as a Specialist for the Research and Development/Corporate Program of the Financial Accreditation Agency (“FAA”), which is an initiative supported by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission Malaysia. She also served as Financial Controller at CIMB Aviva Assurance Berhad and CIMB Aviva Takaful Berhad, Assistant General Manager of Finance at Oriental Capital Assurance Berhad, as well as senior roles in RHB Bank Berhad and Sime Bank Berhad/UMBC Bank Berhad.

Mrs. Vijayam Nadarajah is a member of the Group Audit Committee, Group Risk Management Committee and Group Nominating/Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors. She is also a Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Nominating/Remuneration Committee of the Board of Manulife Insurance Berhad.