Tai Keat Chai is an Independent Non-Executive Director and an Independent Member of the Oversight Committee of MIDF Amanah Asset Management. He was appointed to the Board of MIDF Amanah Asset Management on 27 December 2016. He is an accountant by profession and obtained his Fellow Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales in 1977. Tai has a wide background in accounting, finance, fund management, banking, stockbroking, and property. He is a member of MIDF Amanah Asset Management’s Audit and Risk Management committee and member of the Oversight Committee.

Working Experience

Shan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MIDF Amanah Asset Management Bhd in October 2022, after joining MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd as Head of Equity Market (Dealing) in August 2021.With over 20 years of experience in investment and asset management, Shan began his career at AON Services Group in the US in 1999, then served as an Investment Executive at Hong Leong Assurance Berhad from 2000 to 2002. He spent over 16 years at ValueCAP Group, where he led the management of proprietary funds and later established VCAP Asset Managers Sdn Bhd, focusing on sustainable investments integrated with an ESG framework. He has also held advisory roles with Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd and Tenggara Capital Seed 1 LP and managed a Global Mixed Asset Fund with Fortress Capital Asset Management. Shan holds a degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Hartford, USA, and an MBA from Charles Stuart University, Australia.