Getting to Know Our Leaders

DBS is a leading Pan-Asian financial institution with its senior management in Asia, not the US or Europe.

DBS' next leap
DBS CEO Jackson Tai speaks to the Edge newspaper about his plans to grow the bank into one of Asia's favourites. - The Edge, September 18, 2006 (PDF)
How does history and the arts fit into banking?
That was one of the questions journalist Kevin Lim put to our CEO, Jackson Tai. In a warm and intimate interview published recently in Wall Street Journal Asia, Jack tells us about how his teenage experience drumming in a 'rock-n-roll' band was a prelude to a distinguished career in banking. - The Wall Street Journal, Asia, July 24, 2006 (PDF)
DBS' greater China strategy
Once a banker to the man in the street, DBS Hong Kong is now making strides in treasury, corporate advisory, wealth management and loans to small businesses. Frank Wong, chairman of DBS Hong Kong, wants to take the model to China and the rest of the region. Can DBS stand up to its global rivals as bankers chase the money across Asia? - The Edge, August 16-22, 2004 (PDF)
DBS's passage to India
India, as Paul Scott recalls in his Raj Quartet series of books, was the Jewel in the Crown of British Empire. Now, more than 50 years since the Empire's passing, India has once again become the focus of foreign investors. - The Edge, July 26, 2004 (PDF)
Big bosses wish for monkey-like nimbleness
Jackson Tai's wishes: "World peace, no Sars, 8 per cent GDP growth for Singapore, an 8 per cent capital adequacy ratio, no more media speculation about what DBS will or will not buy, and an invitation to perform with the SSO," - The Business Times, January 22, 2004 (PDF)
View from the top
DBS' CEO Jackson Tai talks to Vikram Khana about the achievements, challenges and dreams of S'pore's biggest bank, and his own rise to the top. - The Business Times, September 27-28, 2003 (PDF)
DBS - D is for Deliver
Asia's third most profitable regional bank -- after HSBC and Citibank -- is hunkering down after its acquisition spree of the last four years. But that doesn't mean CEO Jackson Tai is sitting still. - Asia Inc, April 2003 (PDF)
The Great Outsourcing Debate and DBS Banks on Outsourcing
Outsourcing is one of those topics that generate passionate debate. Its advocates trumpet the virtues of focusing on core competencies and cost savings. - MIS Asia, January/February, 2003 (PDF)

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