Our robust governance structure

Chairman
Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

Mr Ooi was first appointed to the Board on 21 February 2012 and last re-elected as a Director on 18 May 2020. He assumed the role of Board Chairman on 1 September 2014. He was Special Advisor in Bank Negara Malaysia until he retired on 31 December 2011. Prior to this, he was Deputy Governor and Member of the Board of Directors of Bank Negara Malaysia, from 2002 to 2010.

Age: 73

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Mr Chua was appointed to the Board on 20 September 2017 and elected as a Director on 30 April 2018. He is a chartered accountant and currently holds the position of Professor (Practice) in Accounting, National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. He had a long and distinguished career in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Singapore where he served as a partner from 1990, headed the banking and capital markets group as well as the China desk, and was appointed a member of the firm’s leadership team in 2005. He retired in 2012, but was retained as senior advisor for PwC Hong Kong until June 2016 when he left to join NUS.

Age: 66

Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

Mr Koh was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2019 and elected as a Director on 18 May 2020. He has extensive experience in the financial services sector and is presently the Chief Executive Officer of Octagon Advisors Pte Ltd and serves as Board Chairman of Great Eastern Holdings Limited and its principal insurance subsidiaries. He served 24 years with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) where his last appointment was Deputy Managing Director, Banking and Financial Institution Group. After leaving MAS in 1998, he held key positions in many notable organisations.

Age: 70

Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

Dr Lee was first appointed to the Board on 4 April 2003 and last re-elected as a Director on 28 April 2017. He is presently an Associate Professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. He has previously served in senior positions at both OCBC Bank from 1993 to 1998 and the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 1998 to 2000.

Age: 57

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Ms Ong was first appointed to the Board on 15 February 2016 and last re-elected as a Director on 29 April 2019. She is presently Senior Partner and Chairman of Allen & Gledhill LLP as well as the Co-Head of its Financial Services Department. Ms Ong is a lawyer and has been in Allen & Gledhill since 1987. She provides corporate and corporate regulatory and compliance advice, particularly to listed companies. Her areas of practice include banking, securities offerings, securities regulations, investment funds, capital markets, and corporate finance.

Age: 69

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Mr Quah was first appointed to the Board on 9 January 2012 and last re-elected as a Director on 29 April 2019. He began his career at IBM and in 1987, joined the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), where he last held the position of President of Public Markets. He also served as a Director of GIC and was the Managing Director and President of GIC Asset Management Pte Ltd from 2007 to 2011.

Age: 59

Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

Mr Pramukti was first appointed to the Board on 1 June 2005 and last re-elected as a Director on 30 April 2018. He has been with PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk for 32 years, holding key positions, including President Director, and is presently President Commissioner of the bank.

Age: 58

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Mr Tan was first appointed to the Board on 2 September 2013 and last re-elected as a Director on 29 April 2019. He had a long career of 37 years as a banker. He spent 20 years in Citibank NA serving in various capacities, including Senior Risk Manager of Citibank Australia and postings overseas prior to joining the OCBC Group in August 1990, where he held senior positions over the years, including Chief Executive of OCBC’s Australian operations, and Head, Group Business Banking and was appointed Deputy President in December 2001. He retired in December 2007.

Age: 75

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Ms Tan was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2020 and elected as a Director on 18 May 2020. She is presently the Chairman of Singapore Science Centre. Her past experiences included IT and IT-related positions in SAS Institute Inc, Oracle Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Singapore, and she has played an active role in Singapore’s infocomm industry. She was the President (Asia Pacific) of Vodafone Enterprise Singapore Pte Ltd until she left in April 2020.

Age: 55

Group Chief Executive Officer
Executive and Non-Independent Director

Mr Tsien was first appointed to the Board on 13 February 2014 and last re-elected as a Director on 29 April 2019. He was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer on 15 April 2012. He joined OCBC Bank in July 2007 as Senior Executive Vice President, managing the Group’s corporate and commercial banking business. In 2008, he assumed the position as Global Head of Global Corporate Bank with added responsibilities of overseeing the financial institution and transaction banking businesses. He has 42 years of banking experience. Prior to joining OCBC Bank, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of China Construction Bank (Asia) when China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America (Asia). From 1995 to 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America (Asia), and Asia Consumer and Commercial Banking Group Executive of Bank of America Corporation.

Age: 66

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Mr Wee was first appointed to the Board on 2 January 2014 and last re-elected as a Director on 28 April 2017. He has more than 39 years of corporate banking experience. He was Managing Director & Head of Corporate Banking Singapore with United Overseas Bank Ltd until his retirement in June 2013. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President & Head of Corporate Banking with Overseas Union Bank Ltd, and Head Credit & Marketing with First National Bank of Chicago (Singapore).

Age: 73

Group Chief Executive Officer

Mr Samuel Tsien was first appointed to the Board on 13 February 2014 and last re-elected as a Director on 29 April 2019. He was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer on 15 April 2012. He joined OCBC Bank in July 2007 as Senior Executive Vice President, managing the Group’s corporate and commercial banking business. In 2008, he assumed the position as Global Head of Global Corporate Bank with added responsibilities of overseeing the financial institution and transaction banking businesses. He has 43 years of banking experience.

Prior to joining OCBC Bank, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of China Construction Bank (Asia) when China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America (Asia). From 1995 to 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America (Asia), and Asia Consumer and Commercial Banking Group
Executive of Bank of America Corporation.

Mr Tsien holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Deputy President

Mr Ching Wei Hong was appointed Deputy President on 9 January 2020 and was previously the Chief Operating Officer from April 2012. He is also currently the Chairman of Bank of Singapore, OCBC Securities, Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) as well as Deputy Chairman of Lion Global Investors.

In his capacity as Deputy President of OCBC Bank, he is responsible for the Global Wealth Management and Consumer Banking Division, focusing on building the OCBC Group’s consumer banking franchise, wealth management, and private banking business in its key markets in Asia. Mr Ching also oversees the Bank’s Group Customer Experience Division covering data analytics, market research and experience design to deliver positive customer experiences and capabilities across its touchpoints. In his tenure with OCBC Bank, he has held senior management responsibilities across various roles including Chief Financial Officer, Head of Group Operations and Technology and Head of Transaction Banking. 

Mr Ching has more than 35 years of experience in regional finance, corporate banking and cash management. Before joining OCBC, he was Director of Corporate Finance, Philips Electronics Asia Pacific. He also held senior regional assignments in Bank of America and was Treasurer of Union Carbide Asia Pacific.

Mr Ching holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.

Deputy President

Ms Helen Wong was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of OCBC Bank on 15 April 2021. She joined OCBC Bank in February 2020 as Deputy President and Head of Global Wholesale Banking.

Ms Wong has more than 36 years of banking experience, having started out as a Management Trainee in OCBC Bank and was its first China Desk Manager, based at the Hong Kong Branch. She has vast experience in Greater China, covering a wide range of roles in capital markets, syndicated finance and corporate banking. Before returning to OCBC Bank, Ms Wong spent 27 years at HSBC, where her last role was as its Chief Executive for Greater China, which she was appointed to in 2015. She became the President and CEO of HSBC China based in Shanghai in 2010, and was promoted to be Group General Manager in 2011 to recognise her responsibility for the business operations and strategic expansion in China. She also held non-executive directorships at Baoshan Iron & Steel from 2012 to 2015, and at Bank of Communications from 2016 to 2019.

Ms Wong holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong.

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Darren Tan was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in December 2011.

As CFO, he oversees financial, regulatory and management accounting and advisory, treasury financial control and advisory, corporate treasury, funding and capital management, corporate planning and development and investor relations. He joined OCBC Bank in March 2007 as Head of Asset Liability Management in Global Treasury and assumed the role of Deputy CFO in May 2011. Prior to joining OCBC, Mr Tan worked for 13 years in the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) with his last position in GIC as Head of Money Markets. He serves as a board member of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS Board). He is also a council member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and an Adjunct Professor at Nanyang Business School. Mr Tan graduated with First Class Honours in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore.

Group Risk Management

Mr Vincent Choo was appointed Head of Group Risk Management on 1 August 2014.

As Chief Risk Officer, he covers the full spectrum of risk, including Credit, Technology and Information Security, Liquidity, Market and Operational Risk Management. He reports jointly to both Group CEO and the Board Risk Management Committee of OCBC Bank. Mr Choo joined OCBC Bank from Deutsche Bank AG where his last appointment was Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer for Asia Pacific. In his 20 years at Deutsche Bank AG, he served in a number of senior roles including Head of Market Risk Management for Asia Pacific, with additional responsibilities for Traded Credit Products, and Head of New Product Approval for Asia. He holds a Master of Arts in Economics from University of Akron.

Global Commercial Banking

Mr Linus Goh was appointed the Head of Global Commercial Banking in April 2012.

In this capacity, he has global responsibility for OCBC Bank’s commercial, institutional and transaction banking businesses. He joined OCBC Bank in April 2004 as Executive Vice President and Head of International, and in August 2008, he assumed responsibility for Global Enterprise Banking and Financial Institutions. Mr Goh has over 30 years of banking experience, including 17 years at Citibank, N.A. Singapore, where he held several senior management positions overseeing corporate banking, financial institutions, e-business and transaction banking. Mr Goh serves as a board member of the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, Seeds Capital Private Limited. He also sits on the Pro-Enterprise Panel under the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the SME Committee under the Singapore Business Federation where he chairs the sub-committee on SME Financing and Cost Competitiveness. Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) with Honours from the National University of Singapore and is an IBF Distinguished Fellow.

Global Corporate Banking

Ms Elaine Lam was appointed Head of Global Corporate Banking in April 2016. She is responsible for OCBC Bank’s corporate banking business which spans Real Estate, Wholesale Corporates, Global Commodities Finance, Structured and Sustainable Finance as well as the Bank’s corporate banking business in all its overseas offices.

With more than 25 years of experience in corporate banking, Ms Lam also serves in the Institute of Banking and Finance’s (IBF) Corporate Banking Workgroup and the Financial Industry Competency Standards’ Corporate Banking Working Group.

Ms Lam holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the Nanyang Technological University and is an IBF Fellow (Corporate Banking).

Global Treasury

Mr Kenneth Lai was appointed Head of Global Treasury in October 2020.

He has global responsibility for OCBC Bank’s financial market businesses and asset liability management in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and seven other overseas centres. Mr Lai joined OCBC Bank in February 2012 as Head of Global Treasury International.  Since 2015, he has also been responsible for the Bank’s Asset and Liability Management (ALM) globally. He was appointed Executive Vice President in May 2019. Mr Lai has over 31 years of experience in different functions across trading, sales and asset liability management and across different countries in Asia. Currently, he serves on the boards of Bank of Singapore, OCBC Securities, and Clearing and Payment Services Pte Ltd (CAPS). Mr Lai also serves on Great Eastern Group’s Asset/Liability Committee and Investment Committee. He is a member of the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee, and member of the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore’s Financial Markets Regulatory Practices (FMRP) examination board.   Before joining OCBC Bank, he was the Head of Financial Markets at Ta Chong Bank in Taiwan and has held several key appointments with ABN AMRO bank.  He started his career at Bankers Trust Company.  Mr Lai holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is an IBF Fellow.

Group Human Resources

Mr Jason Ho joined OCBC Bank in January 2013 as Head of Asset Liability Management. He assumed the role of Head of Group Human Resources in July 2015, following his appointment as Deputy Head, effective January 2015.

He has more than 30 years of banking experience and has held senior level positions at KBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Volvo Group Treasury Asia Limited. Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and a Masters in Applied Finance from Macquarie University. He also serves as a Director of the Institute for Human Resource Professionals and is a member of the HR Industry Transformation Advisory Panel.

Group Operations and Technology

Mr Lim Khiang Tong joined OCBC Bank in September 2000 and took on the role of Head of IT Management in January 2002. He was appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Group Information Technology in December 2007. In May 2010, he assumed the role of Head of Group Operations and Technology.

He has over 30 years of management experience in strategic technology development, information technology, project management and banking operations. Since August 2016, he has also assumed oversight of OCBC’s Quality and Service Excellence and Group Property Management divisions.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Economics from the National University of Singapore and is a IBF Distinguished Fellow (Technology).

Group Brand and Communications

As the Head of Group Brand and Communications, Ms Koh Ching Ching oversees OCBC Bank’s branding and communications initiatives with the media, employees, customers, shareholders and the general public across its core markets. She has been heading the division since November 2004 and was appointed Executive Vice President in March 2012.

Prior to her current role, she led OCBC Bank’s franchise expansion efforts in trade finance in Malaysia. Ms Koh had 16 years of corporate and retail banking experience, having held various senior customer and product positions in local and foreign financial institutions. She graduated with First Class Honours in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.