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DBS appoints former Citibank Singapore CEO as group head of strategy and planning

Han Kwee Juan is a veteran banker with a formidable 27-year career experience.

DBS appoints former Citibank Singapore CEO as group head of strategy and planning

Han Kwee Juan is a veteran banker with a formidable 27-year career experience.

Former SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek joins UBS' global wealth management team

Kuek will serve as the bank’s divisional vice-chairman by18 February.

Chan Swee Huat to step down as YTL PowerSeraya CEO

He will be succeeded by John Ng who served as the company’s CEO from 2009 to 2013.

Lazada Group appoints Pierre Poignant as CEO

He will succeed Lucy Peng who will remain as the Group’s executive chairwoman.

M1 CEO Karen Kooi to step down

She will be succeeded by telco veteran Manjot Singh Mann.

HSBC Singapore appoints Mukhtar Hussain as director and chairman

HSBC Singapore revealed  Mukhtar Hussain has been appointed as its director and chairman. He succeeded Guy Harvey-Samuel in the position.

ET&Co founder Edmund Tie to retire in December

He will remain as a senior advisor for the firm.

UOL appoints Liam Wee Sin as CEO

He was previously president of property.

CapitaLand appoints group CIO Lee Chee Koon as new president and group CEO

CapitaLand’s current group CIO Lee Chee Koon will succeed president and CEO Lim Ming Yan as the top leader of the firm, an announcement revealed. Lee joined the company in February 2007 and has held several appointments, including as CEO of Ascott. “Ming Yan has built a strong foundation for expansion. I will build upon it to bring CapitaLand forward and to achieve greater returns to shareholders,” the incoming CEO said. His predecessor, Lim Ming Yan, will retire as president and group CEO on 15 September. He will remain as a non-independent director until 31 December. “I am delighted to be handing over the reins to an executive of his (Lee) calibre,” Lim said. “This new cohort of top leadership was primed and groomed for many years, and I am proud to see them rising to the challenge.” Aside from Lee, Jason Leow Juan Thong and Lucas Loh Jen Yuh have been appointed as the group’s president for Asia & Retail, and as the president of China & Investment Management, respectively. Serving the group as its chief operating officer since 1998, Leow has been on board the firm since 1994. Meanwhile, Loh is presently the China CEO for nearly four years and had been with CapitaLand since 2004. “Chee Koon, Jason and Lucas are key members of the management team and have been instrumental in developing and executing the Group’s growth strategy,” CapitaLand chairman Ng Kee Choe said.

OCBC appoints Melvyn Low as Head of Global Transaction Banking

He was previously ASEAN and Singapore Head of Treasury and Trade Solutions at Citibank N.A.

UOL Group's Gwee Lian Kheng retires as CEO

He started as financial controller and company secretary in 1973.

Sembcorp Industries appoints Graham Cockroft as CFO

He is currently the CFO of New Zealand energy firm Contact Energy.

OCBC appoints Dennis Hong as managing director of OCBC Securities

He has been the deputy managing director of OCBC Securities since 15 March 2018.

StarHub appoints Peter Kaliaropoulos as CEO

He was the CEO of mobile telco firm Zain Saudi Arabia.