PIDM Senior Management

Alex Lesley Balagurusamy

Chief Integrity and Governance Officer

Appointed to the position with effect from:

February 2022

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom
Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO)

Skills, Experience and Expertise:

Alex Lesley Balagurusamy is responsible for implementing the best practice governance in PIDM, and ensuring ethics and integrity form the culture of PIDM. His key responsibilities are to enhance awareness in respect of ethics and integrity among employees, oversee and implement relevant behaviour related codes and policies, and ensure the corporate Compliance Programme is effective, robust and implemented in a timely manner.

Alex joined PIDM in 2009 as Manager, Intervention and Failure Resolution, and was later appointed as Senior Manager. He was subsequently redesignated as Legal Counsel and was responsible for a range of legal services including provision of legal advice, drafting and vetting of contracts as well as maintenance of the Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation Act 2011.

Alex started his career in corporate insolvency practice with RSM Nelson Wheeler Teo Corporate Advisory Services, and specialised in debenture-appointed receivership and compulsory liquidation.

Prior to joining PIDM, he was with Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad, and was responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and exiting recovery strategies for non-performing and delinquent loans.

Chua Ee Leen

Chief Internal Auditor

Appointed to the position with effect from:

December 2024

Qualifications:

Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia
Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Skills, Experience and Expertise:

Chua Ee Leen is responsible for providing assurance and advisory services to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of PIDM’s operations, reliability and integrity of financial reporting, as well as ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. She is also responsible for reviewing, maintaining and reporting against PIDM’s Internal Control framework.

Ee Leen started her career at PIDM in the Enterprise Risk Management Division in 2007, where she supported PIDM’s Enterprise Risk Management functions. She then moved to the Strategic Planning Division, where she was responsible for implementing PIDM's strategic planning process and assisted to develop the strategic and financial plans. She was responsible for monitoring and reporting performance against the approved plan and budget. She was also involved in project management of key corporate initiatives.

Before moving to the Audit and Consulting Services Department, Ee Leen served in the Budgetary Control and Procurement Department, where she was responsible for developing the financial plans, as well as monitoring and reporting their performance. She was also responsible for advising on procurement matters and managing the Corporation's procurement process.

Prior to joining PIDM, Ee Leen accumulated over seven years of experience in auditing, risk management, and policy and procedure development during her tenure at Ernst & Young Kuala Lumpur, including a secondment to a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Her auditing experience includes external and internal auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley independent compliance, and certification-related reviews.

Mohd Salihin Othman

Head, Strategic Stakeholder and Engagement

Appointed to the position with effect from:

January 2026

Qualifications:

Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)
Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Masters of Business Administration (General Management), Putra Business School, Malaysia
Diploma in Accounting, MARA University of Technology (UiTM), Malaysia

Skills, Experience and Expertise:

Mohd Salihin Othman leads Strategic Stakeholder and Engagement at PIDM, where he is responsible for driving high‑impact collaboration with government agencies, regulators, financial industry players and strategic partners. His role focuses on developing structured stakeholder engagement frameworks, strengthening relational capital with senior policymakers and industry leaders and positioning PIDM as a trusted authority in financial consumer protection and resolution.

Salihin joined PIDM in 2008 as Finance Manager and has since held several senior leadership positions, including Head, Corporate Finance and Fund Management, Senior Manager, Finance and Financial Reporting and Financial Controller. Across these roles, he oversaw financial planning, budgeting, treasury and investment management and financial reporting in accordance with the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS).

In 2022, he was seconded to the Ministry of Finance Malaysia before subsequently serving at the Prime Minister’s Office. He returned to PIDM in 2025 and assumed his current role, bringing with him experience from his public sector engagements.

Salihin is a Board Member of Institut Integriti Malaysia, where he serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Procurement Committee. Salihin also served as a Council Member of the Malaysian Advisory Committee of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) from 2022 to 2026 and currently sits on the Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA) Public Sector Accounting Committee.

Prior to joining PIDM, he held finance positions in the oil and gas, construction and insurance sectors, where he gained extensive experience in financial reporting, project finance, treasury management and corporate governance.

Our Leadership

Alex Lesley Balagurusamy

Arif Adnan Zain

Chua Ee Leen

Soh Shey Yin

Zufar Suleiman Abu Bakar

Bhuvaneswary Kisnasamy

Jazimin Izzat Wan Zoolkifli

Lim Ying Sean

Mohd Salihin Othman

Syed Edi Syah Syed Ramzan

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