Charting the course

Mr Harry Lim

Group Audit



Mr Harry Lim is Group Managing Director and Head of Group Audit. In this pivotal role, he delivers independent, risk-based and objective assurance on the OCBC Banking Group’s governance, risk management and internal control processes.

Prior to the current role, he spent a decade overseas in Shanghai and Hong Kong where he spearheaded the transformation of the internal audit functions across China, Hong Kong and Macau.

Mr Lim has close to 30 years of experience in finance and banking. His extensive career began at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, followed by significant roles at Credit Suisse and JP Morgan Chase. There, he gained invaluable expertise in regional oversight and governance, market risk reporting and analysis, and internal audit for various investment banking trading operations across the Asia Pacific.

He co-chairs the Anti-Money Laundering Audit Peer Group, which published Singapore’s first industry-led best practice paper to enhance anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism audits in banks.

Currently, Mr Lim is driving a strategic initiative with his leadership team to evolve Group Audit into a proactive function that not only safeguards OCBC Group’s interests and risks but also enables the Group to achieve its strategic goals. A framework covering people, process, positioning and innovation has been designed to realise the strategic ambitions of Group Audit.