Promotions at Knight Frank Malaysia: Keith HY Ooi is group managing director; Sarkunan Subramaniam made group executive chairman

• Move “is part of the company’s succession plan and is in line with its growth strategy, after commemorating its 20th anniversary last year”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Knight Frank Malaysia has promoted Keith HY Ooi to the post of group managing director, effective January 2023.

Sarkunan Subramaniam is also being promoted to group executive chairman, while Eric Ooi will be continuing on in his post as group founder and advisor.

According to a media release by Knight Frank, the move “is part of the company’s succession plan and is in line with its growth strategy, after commemorating its 20th anniversary last year”.

According to Knight Frank, Keith is a registered valuer, estate agent, and property manager with The Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEA), the vice-president of Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS), and member of Royal Instituition of Chartered Surveyors Malaysia (RICS), Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM), Malaysian Institute of Property & Facility Managers (MIPFM), and International Association of Consultants, Valuators and Analysts (IACVA).

“Keith plans to elevate the premier real estate brand with his personal mantra of 4Es – to Empower, Engage, Embrace and Expand.

“His strategy includes empowering the people at Knight Frank Malaysia to make a difference within the company, engaging stakeholders to improve service, embracing change and digital adoption, as well as expanding the company’s presence to for other states in Malaysia,” stated Knight Frank.

Keith joined the company in 2007, and was the country head of Knight Frank Cambodia before returning to co-head the Valuation and Advisory business in Malaysia. He has held the position of deputy group managing director since 2021.

Keith has more than two decades of experience in real estate professional services and "is largely responsible for undertaking and managing large-scale corporate valuation-related work, in particular valuation assignments for submission to the Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd".