Mark ChanFinancial Services Industry Tax Leader and Tax Governance Leader, Deloitte Malaysia

Mark brings with him over 20 years of experience in the public accounting practice and commercial sector in Corporate Tax and GST experience.  As Deloitte Malaysia’s FSI Tax Leader, he is the primary tax partner leading tax engagements for clients in the sectors of banking, insurance and capital markets.  He is experienced in corporate income tax compliance, dispute resolution, tax advisory, tax due diligence and tax structuring. He is also Deloitte Malaysia’s lead partner appointed to spearhead the firm’s initiatives relating to the newly announced Tax Corporate Governance Framework and is actively involved in discussions with the IRB in relation to the implementation and execution of this initiative in Malaysia.

Mark’s career path and experience is what differentiates him from his peers as he is not a career consultant.  After 9 years in a Big 4 firm, Mark joined a Malaysian financial services group as VP of Group Tax overseeing tax projects and tax management for the group’s diverse business.  In this role he led the implementation of GST for the Group, operationalization of transfer pricing policies and established the Groups tax governance and risk framework and procedures.  After 4 years in that role Mark would later join a Malaysian headquartered conglomerate as Senior Tax Manager.  His role would require him to lead tax advisory projects and manage the tax initiatives of the Group both within and outside Malaysia. 

Mark would later join Deloitte in 2017 as a Director and was admitted as a Partner in 2019 to lead the Financial Services Industry tax practice in Malaysia.  He is also a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.