Dato' Dr Lian Chin-Boon, Malaysian, aged 60, was appointed to the Board on 6 December 2006. He was later redesignated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 9 February 2007.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Gujerat University in 1971. He obtained his post-graduate Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, Scotland (FDSRCPS) in 1979. Dato' Lian was formerly a Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in University Malaya, a position he held from 1991 until his retirement in 2004. He was conferred the Darjah Dato' Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) in 1997. He has also been conferred many fellowships and holds positions in numerous associations and organisations. During his career, he has delivered numerous lectures at local and international conferences as well as published many articles in local and international academic and professional journals and undertaken projects and research. Presently, Dato' Lian is a Director of Tokio Marine Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad and Asia Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad.