GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / MANAGING DIRECTOR
DATUK PUVANESAN
SUBENTHIRAN
Age & Nationality
Gender : Male
Age : 49 years
Nationality : Malaysian
Academic/Professional Qualifications/Memberships
Diploma in Economics, National Council for Educational Awards, Ireland
BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance, London South Bank University, UK
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Harvard Business School Senior Management Development Program
Harvard Business School Leadership Development Program
Board Committee Membership
None
Appointed On
4 May 2009
Board Meeting Attendance
Financial Year Ended 31 December 2024 - 6/6
Datuk Puvanesan A/L Subenthiran (“Datuk Puvanesan”) is one of the founding members of PRIVASIA, and was appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer (“GCEO”) and Managing Director of PRIVASIA Group on 4 May 2009. He was appointed to the board of PRIVASIA Sdn. Bhd. on 4 August 2004.
On 25 October 2024, the Investment Committee was re-established, during which Datuk Puvanesan was appointed as an alternate member to Datuk Andre. Except for his alternate membership in the Investment Committee, Datuk Puvanesan does not hold any membership in any other Board Committee.
Prior to this, Datuk Puvanesan was a senior in the Business Advisory and Assurance Department of BDO Simpsons Xavier in Ireland. Upon his return to Malaysia, Datuk Puvanesan held the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Makmal Jaya Group.
Since November 2024, he was appointed as an Executive Director of NexG Berhad (formerly known as Datasonic Group Berhad) and was re-appointed as an investment panel member of Human Resource Development Corporation on March 2025.
He also hold directorships in a number of private limited companies incorporated in Malaysia. He does not hold any other directorship of public companies and listed issuers.
LEADERSHIP
Board of Directors
INVESTOR RELATIONS