Tan Yew Aik is the Regional Chief Executive Officer (Southern and East Malaysia) of IHH Healthcare Malaysia.

Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Pantai Hospital Melaka, where he led the hospital through a period of development and transformation. Under his leadership, the hospital achieved key milestones including major facility upgrades, sustainability initiatives and the commissioning of new clinical blocks to enhance service delivery and patient experience. He also steered the hospital’s rebranding and expansion of its clinical capabilities, including the introduction of new subspecialties.

Since 2018, Yew Aik has concurrently served as Head of Pharmacy Services, IHH Healthcare Malaysia, overseeing business strategy, operational integration and the alignment of commercial and clinical objectives across pharmacy departments nationwide. He has played a key role in harmonising vendor negotiations, driving cost efficiencies and advancing clinical pharmacy services across the network.

Most recently, he also served as Head of Procurement, IHH Healthcare Malaysia, leading the consolidation of Pharma and Non-Pharma procurement under a single structure. This brought the two areas together to strengthen synergies, improve efficiency and drive greater value across the procurement function.

Beyond his leadership roles within IHH Healthcare Malaysia, Yew Aik has been an active contributor to the broader healthcare community. He served two elected terms as a Board Member of the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) and is currently serving his second term as a Board Member of the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia, appointed by the Director-General of Health.