KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd has appointed Bryan Lim – director, investments, and head of Khazanah’s regional office in Beijing to take over Datuk Ben Chan's role, who will be leaving Khazanah at the end of April.

In a statement today, Khazanah said Lim will take over responsibilities in leading Khazanah’s overall presence in China.

“He will also be responsible for Korea and Japan, which together with China, constitute Khazanah’s North Asia coverage,” it added.

Ben, who is currently an executive director, investments, and co-head of investments (transactions) has joined Khazanah as director, investments and has served in various capacities for nearly 13 years.

He was appointed as executive director, investments in April 2008 and was subsequently appointed co-head of investments (transactions) on June 1, 2017.

“Ben led the effort to establish Khazanah’s presence in China, which saw the opening of the Beijing office in 2008, the first of Khazanah’s five regional offices, and he has been instrumental in its growth and progress since then,” it added.

Meanwhile, Khazanah managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar said Chan's track record of service and achievements have been immense.

“We are truly appreciative of his contribution to the institution and the nation in his nearly 13 years with Khazanah,” he said.