Our team of senior experienced professionals bring with them specialized industry knowledge in providing sound financial advice and recommendations to corporations and private individuals.
Meet our core team that forms Leverage3.
AHMAD KAMAL SHEIKH AWAB
DIRECTOR / ADVISOR
A banking and business management veteran of 33 years, Kamal has proven an exemplary track record in areas of credit and risk management, global transactional services, capital markets, corporate finance, derivatives and various EXIM financing packages in his years of service with global financial institutions such as Citibank, ABN Amro Bank and Deutsche Bank. Well known and recognized for his wide circuit in handling relationships with Global Multinationals, Financial Institutions and the Local Corporates of Malaysia. Kamal’s last posting previous to Leverage3 International saw him as the Senior General Manager of one of the largest insurance companies of Malaysia, the Malaysia Nasional Insurance Berhad.
From 2008 to 2011, Kamal headed the Global Corporate and Financial Institutions for the Commercial Bank of Qatar in Doha, Qatar where he was exposed to the aspects of another regional market.
A graduate of Henley / Brunel University, United Kingdom in Masters of Business Administration, Kamal has constantly re-engineered and updated himself in the field of finance through various courses attended with the global financial institutions he had served with.
KAMIL SUHAIMI ABDUL MAJID
DIRECTOR / ADVISOR
A banking and business management veteran of 33 years, Kamal has proven an exemplary track record in areas of credit Armed with more than 25 years of experience in the Banking & Finance Industry, Kamil is an invaluable member of the Management Team. Prior to joining Leverage3, Kamil was the Vice President, Corporate and Commercial Banking Department for Asian Finance Bank (AFB) whereby he was responsible for the overall growth of the Corporate Banking Business across the various market segments which includes Government, Government Linked Companies (GLC), Multi National Companies (MNC), Large Local Corporate (LLC) and Institutional clients. Apart from being the specialist in corporate banking products such as term financing, working capital financing, bridging financing, and trade finance, Kamil was also tasked with the responsibility of overseeing and managing the team of Relationship Managers within the Corporate and Commercial Banking Department of the Bank.
Prior to joining AFB, Kamil was the Head of Islamic Banking for Eon Bank Berhad whereby he managed the overall operations of the Banking Group’s Islamic Banking Operations and as a result of his contribution during his tenure; the Bank has become one of the market leaders in the provision of Islamic Banking in the Malaysian market today. Kamil’s Islamic Banking experience spurned from his days as a Senior Manager with MBf Finance Berhad, where he went through the entire scope and faucets of this specialty. This combined with his experience from working for Perwira Affin Bank, Public Bank Berhad and Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad; has truly molded him into a versatile, knowledgeable and experience senior banker.
Kamil is a graduate from UiTM, Malaysia with a diploma in Banking Studies, Northern Illinois University (NIU), USA with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, and a graduate from Morehead State University (MSU), Kentucky, USA with a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA).
KHOO KHAY TEIK
DIRECTOR
More than 30 years of management accounting experience spanning across small and medium sized companies involved in manufacturing of diverse products, logistics industry and unit-trust company. My initial career with unit-trust involves accounting role and processing of customer investment. The last 10 years’ experience involving special projects in corporate listing exercises; change management and production management, supporting the Chief Executive Officer in implementation of special projects on business strategies; funding requirements and human resource management.
BRYAN LEONG
SENIOR MANAGER
Bryan brings with him 7 years of experience in auditing and investment banking, including in the areas of business strategy, capital raising, due diligence, valuation, equity capital market, and corporate finance services. He has substantial experience in IPO & RTO exercises spanning Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.
Prior to joining Leverage3, he built his technical knowledge and gained practical experience with Ernst & Young Singapore in the audit division. He subsequently joined Inter-Pacific Securities and CIMB Investment Bank in Malaysia where he was involved in various transactions which leveraged on his skills in financial evaluation, management and coordination, preparation of submissions and liaison with authorities and other professionals. He then moved to V Capital as the Vice President of Advisory where he was involved in corporate exercises such as capital raising, floating companies on securities exchange and business due diligence.
Bryan is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA). He has completed the relevant Securities Commission Malaysian modules in relation to advising on corporate finance.