Howard Soh was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Jelawang Capital, Malaysia's National Fund-of-Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, effective October 1, 2026. His appointment follows a 15-month vacancy after former CEO Bryan Lim departed in June 2025. Soh brings two decades of investment, venture-building and operating experience, gained largely in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia.
Educationally, Soh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an LLM from Tsinghua University. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Corporate Finance and Financial Accounting from The University of Western Australia. He was appointed as an e-commerce expert by the World Economic Forum Digital Trade Project.
Career history
- Group Chief Investment Officer at LemmaTree, an Asia-based investment firm
- CEO of Sea Malaysia
- Director of Investments at Ekuinas
- Founded and led early Malaysian operations of Lazada, Zalora, and Foodpanda
- Worked at McKinsey & Company and CIMB
What Howard Soh could bring to his CEO role at Jelawang Capital: Soh's institutional investment experience, venture building and operating leadership in Malaysian technology businesses position him to lead Jelawang Capital as it expands work with venture capital managers and catalyzes Malaysia's venture capital and startup ecosystem.
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