Pei-Si Lai takes helm at GXS Bank; Kaushik Chowdhury steps up as GXBank CEO
Lai, who is currently the CEO of GXBank, will succeed Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, the current group CEO, upon his retirement.
In a statement, GXBank said Kaushik Chowdhury, the current deputy CEO and chief commercial officer (Retail), will succeed Lai as the CEO of GXBank in Malaysia.
He will be supported by Hildah Hamzah, who will take on the role of deputy CEO and chief operating officer, along with the existing management team.
GXBank is a subsidiary of GXS Bank Pte Ltd, the digital bank joint venture between Grab Holdings Limited and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel).
GXBank is also owned by a consortium of other Malaysian investors, including Kuok Group.
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