Public Bank Berhad

KLSE:PBBANK Stock Report

Market Cap: RM 85.6b

Public Bank Berhad Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Public Bank Berhad's CEO is Ah Lek Tay, appointed in Jul 2002, has a tenure of 22.83 years. total yearly compensation is MYR57.12M, comprised of 33.9% salary and 66.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth MYR139.07M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.3 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Ah Lek Tay

Chief executive officer

RM 57.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage33.9%
CEO tenure22.8yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure9.3yrs
Board average tenure5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Should You Be Adding Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) To Your Watchlist Today?

Apr 11
Should You Be Adding Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) To Your Watchlist Today?

Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 04
Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Yearly Report

Feb 28
Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Yearly Report

Public Bank Berhad Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For Next Year

Dec 02
Public Bank Berhad Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For Next Year

Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To RM5.10

Aug 29
Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To RM5.10

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ah Lek Tay's remuneration changed compared to Public Bank Berhad's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024RM 57mRM 19m

RM 7b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

RM 7b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

RM 7b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

RM 7b

Dec 31 2023RM 51mRM 17m

RM 7b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

RM 7b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

RM 7b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

RM 6b

Dec 31 2022RM 45mRM 14m

RM 6b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

RM 6b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

RM 6b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

RM 6b

Dec 31 2021RM 39mRM 12m

RM 6b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

RM 5b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

RM 5b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

RM 5b

Dec 31 2020RM 37mRM 11m

RM 5b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

RM 5b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

RM 5b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

RM 5b

Dec 31 2019RM 35mRM 9m

RM 6b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

RM 6b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

RM 6b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

RM 6b

Dec 31 2018RM 34mRM 7m

RM 6b

Compensation vs Market: Ah Lek's total compensation ($USD13.41M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MY market ($USD1.09M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ah Lek's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Ah Lek Tay (80 yo)

22.8yrs

Tenure

RM 57,120,000

Compensation

Dr. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ah Lek Tay, PSM, SSAP, PJN, DIMP, KMN, MBA (Henley); EFMIM (M’sia); Fellow, Charted Banker, AICB; FCPA (Aust); F Fin (Aust), serves as Non-Independent Executive Director at Public Isl...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ah Lek Tay
MD, CEO & Director22.8yrsRM 57.12m0.16%
MYR 139.1m
Sook Ling Yik
Chief Financial Officer12.8yrsno datano data
Sulaiman Bin Abd Manap
Senior Chief Operating Officer12.8yrsno datano data
Siew Chang
Senior Chief Operating Officer11.6yrsno datano data
Po Fong
Senior Executiveno datano datano data
Shien Tan
Chief Compliance Officer8.2yrsno datano data
Poh Ng
Chief Human Capital Officer5.3yrsno datano data
Kat Kiam Chang
Deputy Chief Executive Officer9.3yrsno datano data
Chew Chan
Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Banking1.3yrsno datano data
Then Lim
Group Chief Internal Auditor11.6yrsno datano data
Chiew Chan
Chief Operating Officer of Retail Financial Services1.3yrsno datano data
Sook Loh
Chief Risk Officer8.9yrsno datano data

9.3yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PBBANK's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ah Lek Tay
MD, CEO & Director27.9yrsRM 57.12m0.16%
MYR 139.1m
Huat Oon Lee
Executive Director & Chief Executive of Public Finance Limited1.3yrsno datano data
Yam Kiang Chong
Executive Director & CEO of Public Bank (Hong Kong) Limited5.3yrsno datano data
Kok Tan
CEO & Executive Director of LPI Capital Berhadless than a yearno datano data
Chin Guan Lee
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director6.4yrsRM 609.00k0.0052%
MYR 4.4m
Wan Lai
Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman13.1yrsRM 1.14m0.00048%
MYR 410.7k
Chao Lim
Independent & Non-Executive Director4.1yrsRM 797.00k0.00079%
MYR 675.9k
Mohd Bin Sher Mohamed
Independent Non-Executive Director6.3yrsRM 920.00kno data
Kim Cheah
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director11.1yrsRM 624.00k0.00027%
MYR 231.0k
Chai Tham
Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrsRM 795.00k0.00038%
MYR 325.1k
Gladys Leong
Independent Non-Executive Director3.8yrsRM 794.00k0.00010%
MYR 85.6k
Meow Teoh
Independent Non Executive Director1.5yrsRM 817.00k0.00024%
MYR 205.3k

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

66.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PBBANK's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/02 03:35
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/02 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Public Bank Berhad is covered by 32 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ei TanAffin Hwang Investment Bank
Poh OngAmInvestment Bank Berhad
Wee Siang NgBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)