Francis has more than 27 years of investment experience, encompassing fund management and equities research. He joined UOB Asset Management (Malaysia) in 2007 as a portfolio manager and has assumed the role of Chief Investment Officer since 2010. Under his leadership, the investment team has achieved numerous accolades, including awards from Lipper, Morningstar, AsianInvestor, International Finance, and Asia Asset Management.
Before joining UOB Asset Management (Malaysia), Francis was a senior analyst at a foreign securities firm, where he was part of an equity research team ranked by Greenwich Associates and Asiamoney.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, with a double major in actuarial studies and finance.