Jason Lee
Head of Sustainability, CIMB Thai Bank PCL

Jason Lee is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional (GRI Amsterdam) who is also experienced with the application of TCFD Recommendations and GHG Protocol. He is also certified in Sustainability and Climate Risk, from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), and also in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute. He is trained both as an electrical & electronics engineer and a lawyer, and has served as an Industry 4.0 and Sustainability/ESG consultant to numerous public listed companies in Asia.
His focus areas as Head of Sustainability in CIMB Thai are to shape and implement policies and programmes to achieve the bank’s Sustainability performance targets while augmenting the Bank’s position as a responsible lender that creates positive impacts by providing Sustainability-related financial products and services. He is also the main liaison for regulatory and banking stakeholders on Sustainable banking and Sustainable finance in Thailand and ASEAN.
Prior to joining the Bank, he was the Founder and CEO of Avantedge Consulting Group, listed as Top 10 ESG & Sustainability Consulting Firms in Asia 2022 (Asia Business Outlook). He was also a trainer for Institute of Engineers Malaysia and Malaysia Water Association and other technical and trade organizations.