MS. LIN SIJIA
Independent Director
Ms. Lin Sijia (“Ms. Lin”) is an Independent Director and the Chairperson of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Ms. Lin has more than 17 years of experience in financial services, financial market operations and international trade finance. She has worked extensively with products including structured trade finance, core trade finance, commodity finance, supply chain finance, project finance, loans, foreign exchange, markets and credit risk management.
She is currently serving at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (“ANZ”) as Head of Trade Asset Management and Executive Director of Transaction Banking, where she oversees and manages a global team.
Ms. Lin also serves as a member of the South-East Asia Regional Committee (“SEARC”) under the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (“ITFA”), which represents the rights and interests of banks, financial institutions and service providers involved in trade risk and asset origination and distribution within Southeast Asia. To facilitate the expansion of global trade and trade finance, the organisation provides an avenue for networking within the professional community, disseminates knowledge and provides education, attracts new skills and talent to the trade finance industry, promotes transparency and safety within the industry and collaborates with partner associations across the industry to advance the interests of its members with regulators and legislators.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Finance (First Class Honours) from University of Keele and a Master of Science in Finance and Financial Law (Merit) from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London).
She was appointed to the Board on 10 February 2025.