Mrs. Mar Amara, Director

Cambodian. Born in 27 September 1967, Mrs. Mar Amara joined as member of the Board of Directors of ACLEDA UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS CO., LTD. In addition, she is a member of Audit Compliance and Ethics Committee (ACECO) in December 2022.

She completed the Green Bond and Sustainable Finance Executive programme, Stockholm Sweden in October 2022, and Organizational Leadership from Harvard Business School, USA in August 2022, graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) in 2018, and also graduated from the National University of Management in Phnom Penh in 2006 with a Master's Degree in Finance, having previously obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Management in 2003. She attended courses on Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Auditing among others at Regent College from 1996 to 1998 in Phnom Penh.

Currently she is a Senior Executive Vice President & Group Chief Financial Officer, member of the Bank's Executive Committee, which is responsible for the overall strategic planning and running the day-to-day business of the Bank as well as the implementation of the business plan. She is a chairwoman of the Bank’s Assets and Liabilities Committee, and member of Executive Risk Management Committee, Strategic Plan Development Committee, and the Management Credit Committee. She also leads the work of the Basel Team. She is responsible for the Finance Division, Budgeting & Control Division, Public Investment Division, and Management Accounting Department. She is directly accountable to the President & Group Managing Director.

Her other responsibilities within the Group include being Board chairwoman of ACLEDA Securities Plc. and vice chair of the ACLEDA FINANCIAL TRUST.