Mr Ou Shian Waei serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad. He also sits on the Board of FIDE FORUM.

Mr Ou Shian Waei retired from IBM in January 2010, after almost 30 years of service and served as IBM Malaysia’s Advisor until December 2011.

Mr Ou Shian Waei served as CEO/Country General Manager of IBM Malaysia from 1996 to 1999 and was appointed to the same role again in 2007 until his retirement in January 2010. Prior to IBM in 1976, Mr Ou Shian Waei was a management trainee in the Corporate Planning Department of Malayan Banking Berhad for 5 years. He was a key member of the team that implemented the first online banking system for the bank in Malaysia and also for MBB Singapore. Mr Ou Shian Waei holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.