Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad appointed DATIN JOANNE MARIE LOPEZ Aged 56 years as Independent and Non Executive Director holding Bachelor of Economics (Hons) majoring in Applied Economics from University of Malaya. Datin Joanne has more than 30 years of experience in the asset management industry. She recently retired after 16 years as the Chief Investment Officer of Hong Leong Assurance Berhad (HLA), the largest local life insurer, where she was managing more than RMB 20 billion of funds for both the conventional and takaful portfolios for HLA and the Hong Leong group.

She began her career as an Investment Analyst at a merchant bank in Malaysia in 1991 where she occupied various senior positions thereafter, the last being the Head of Asset Management. She was in institutional broking in BBMB Securities Berhad from 1999 to 2000 before managing the equity funds of Manulife Insurance Malaysia Berhad from 2000 to 2006. Her last role was as Chief Investment Officer of HLA from 2006 to 2022.