Soo Hoo Khoon Yean appointed as PwC Malaysia Managing Partner

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 June 2020 – PwC Malaysia today announced the appointment of Soo Hoo Khoon Yean (Soo Hoo) as the new Managing Partner of the firm with effect from 1 July 2020. He succeeds Sridharan (Sri) Nair who has served as Managing Partner for the past eight years.  

Soo Hoo is currently the Assurance Leader for PwC Malaysia, a role he has played since July 2016. Under his leadership, the Assurance practice has grown steadily and built up a portfolio of service offerings other than financial audits. He has 27 years of experience in providing audit and business advisory services to a wide range of public-listed companies and financial institutions in Malaysia. Soo Hoo’s core expertise lies in the area of assurance, IFRS implementation and transaction services work. A financial services industry specialist by training, he has led several major projects for banking and insurance clients in Malaysia and also in the region.

Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi who will continue in his role as Executive Chairman for PwC Malaysia, said:

“We are pleased to announce Soo Hoo’s appointment and are confident that he will be able to deliver on the mandate given to him to lead the firm. I am looking forward to working with him to drive the firm’s growth and enhance our presence in the market as we adapt to an increasingly dynamic business landscape.”

Sri added that:

“It has been a fulfilling experience leading the firm from 2012, growing our multi-disciplinary practice, building regional networks and most importantly, driving efforts to make PwC a better place to work for our people. I now look forward to handing the reins over to Soo Hoo and working with him to ensure a smooth leadership transition.”

From July 2020, Sri will be taking on a new role as Vice-Chairman of Markets in PwC Asia Pacific, a regional collaboration of PwC firms in the Asia Pacific region, while continuing to be based in Malaysia.  

Refer to our website for more details on Soo Hoo’s appointment in addition to the new Country Management Team for PwC Malaysia.