Justin Leong
Head of Strategic Investments & Corporate Affairs, Genting Berhad
Dato’ Justin Leong, aged 34, is the Head of Strategic Investments and Corporate Affairs of the Genting Group. He has been on sabbatical learning Mandarin in Beijing for the past year.
Dato’ Leong's responsibilities include identifying, evaluating, and driving new strategic investments for the Group. Dato’ Leong is responsible for the Group’s corporate communications and investor relations functions.
He started his career at Goldman Sachs in London where he was an Analyst in the M&A division and an Associate in Global Technology Equity Sales.
He holds an MA and BA in Geography from Oxford University, Oriel College where he was awarded a scholarship.
At the 2006 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he was chosen as one of 200 Young Global Leaders. In 2008 he completed a joint Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Harvard Business School course on “Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century”.
Dato’ Leong is currently a Board Member of the Malaysian Investor Relations Association and was the founding Chairman of this Association. He is a Board Member of the British-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce. Dato’ Leong was featured on the front cover of Forbes Asia’s May 2008 issue. In 2008, he was conferred the title of “Dato’” by the Sultan of Negeri Sembilan.
