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He communicates, develops, executes and sustains strategic initiatives in collaboration with the GCEO and other executive-level leaders of the group.<\/p><p>He was promoted to the position of Chief Strategy Officer in October 2021 and was later appointed as the Chief Sustainability Officer in June 2023. On 1 September 2024, he assumed the role of Executive Director. He is currently responsible for driving the adoption of sustainability within the organisation in all activities by formulating, implementing, monitoring, and communicating sustainability initiatives, policies, framework as well as processes. Backed by his vast experience and exposure in fund management and research analysis, he is tasked to collaborate and work with the GCEO to optimise investment plans and opportunities to achieve the desired investment objectives of the Group. His other role is to supervise Learning &amp; Development, and Accreditation Department.<\/p><p>Prior to joining GDEX, he was a Senior Fund Manager at Eastspring Investments Bhd, managing RM2.0bn of insurance funds. John has been in research analysis and fund management for 18 years with experience in the unit trust and insurance industries. He started his fund management career as a research analyst at TA Asset Management in 2001, and later moved on to become a fund manager at Alliance Investment Management and Hong Leong Assurance. 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