British American Tobacco Malaysia - Eric Ooi Lip Aun
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Date Appointed to the Board: 1 March 2019
Qualification:
- Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
- Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Membership of Board Committee:
- Risk Management Committee (Chairman)
- Audit Committee (Chairman)
Present Directorship:
Listed Entity
- Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad
Other Public Company
- Nil
Working Experience
- Eric was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”), Malaysia until his retirement in June 2015 after thirty-eight (38) years of service. He joined the firm of Price Waterhouse (PW) (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers) in 1977, qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1981 and was admitted to the partnership of PwC in Malaysia in 1991.
- In 2012, Eric assumed the responsibility to lead the middle market practices of the Asia Pacific cluster of PwC firms, focused on working with entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals and families.
- From 2002 to 2008, Eric was the Assurance leader for PwC’s regional grouping in Asia, and he was a member of PwC’s Global Assurance leadership team.
- In 1996, he assumed management and leadership positions for different parts of PW/PwC within Malaysia, across Asia and globally. He was PW Malaysia’s leader for Audit and Business Advisory Services and continued in the role following the merger between PW and Coopers & Lybrand to form PwC in 1998, a position he held through 2008.
- He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Genting Berhad from March 2019 to February 2025.