Dato’ Ong Eng Bin

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting & Finance (Second Class Honours), University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Dato’ Ong Eng Bin, a Malaysian, aged 60, joined the Board of Paramount on 1 July 2023.

Dato’ Ong began his career at Pricewaterhouse Malaysia (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia) in 1986.  Dato’ Ong had an impressive career of 35 years at OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC) where he rose through the ranks from a Corporate Banking Officer in 1988 to several leadership roles in different divisions of the bank including as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OCBC for eight years from August 2014 until his retirement in December 2022. During his tenure as CEO of OCBC, he was also the Chairman of Pac Lease Berhad and e2 Power Sdn Bhd as well as a Council Member of the Association of Banks in Malaysia. He was an Adviser to the Chairman of OCBC until 30 June 2023.

Currently, Dato’ Ong serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad and Credit Bureau Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a Non-Executive Director of Asian Banking School Sdn Bhd and STF Resources Sdn Bhd, as well as a Council Member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers, and as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Oriental Holdings Berhad.