Tan Sri Professor Lin See Yan was appointed
to the Board of WB on 20 July 2004 as an
Independent Non-Executive Director. He was
redesignated as a Non-Independent NonExecutive Director of WB with effect from
23 May 2023.
Tan Sri Lin, a British Chartered Scientist, is
a Harvard educated economist. Qualified as
Malaysia’s first Chartered Statistician, he
graduated from the University of Malaya in
Singapore and Harvard University (where he
received three (3) degrees, including a PhD in
Economics). He is Pro-Chancellor, Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia; Pro-Chancellor & Research
Professor at Sunway University; Professor of
Economics (Adjunct), Universiti Utara Malaysia;
Eisenhower Fellow; and President of Harvard
Club of Malaysia.
Prior to 1998, he was Chairman/President and
Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Bank and for
fourteen (14) years previously, Deputy Governor
of Bank Negara Malaysia, having been a central
banker for thirty-four (34) years. Tan Sri Lin
continues to serve the public interest, including
member of a number of key Committees at
Ministry of Higher Education; Member, Asian
Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee;
Economic Advisor, Associated Chinese Chambers
of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia;
Governor, Asian Institute of Management,
Manila; Board Director, Sunway University;
and Chairman Emeritus, Harvard Graduate
School Alumni Council at Harvard University in
Cambridge (USA) as well as its Senior Associate.
Tan Sri Lin was a Director of Sunway Berhad and
IGB REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (the Manager
of IGB Real Estate Investment Trust and IGB
Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust).
He currently advises and sits on the Board
of Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad and other private
businesses in Malaysia as well as ASEAN.
Membership of Board Committees:
-Nomination and Remuneration Committee
-Board Sustainability Committee