Singapore lender OCBC names insider Tan Teck Long as next CEO
Tan Teck Long will replace Helen Wong, who was the first woman to head a Singapore bank at the time of her appointment.
Southeast Asia's largest bank, DBS Group (DBSM.SI), opens new tab, appointed its first female chief executive, Tan Su Shan, in August last year.
Tan will assume the additional role of deputy CEO with immediate effect, while Wong will remain, post retirement, the chairman of OCBC China and a director of OCBC Hong Kong.
The incoming CEO has been head of global wholesale banking since joining OCBC in March 2022.
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