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Jackson Tai
Mr Tai, 52, a United States citizen, was appointed Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in June 2002. He joined DBS in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in January, 2001. He was appointed to the DBS Group Holdings Board in May 2001. Before joining DBS, Mr Tai completed 25 years of service with J.P. Morgan & Co. Among his assignments at J.P. Morgan, Mr Tai was senior officer and head of investment banking for the Asia-Pacific region, based in Tokyo, and later senior officer and head of investment banking for the Western United States, based in San Francisco. Mr Tai is currently also a director of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, CapitaLand Ltd and Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.
 
 
Ng Kee Choe
Mr Ng is Vice Chairman of DBS Group Holdings Ltd. A career banker at DBS Bank, he was appointed Deputy President in 1994 and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1997. He is the Chairman of Singapore Power, Vice Chairman of the Institute of Banking & Finance and a Board Member of Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd, Wing Lung Bank Ltd and a Governor of the Singapore International Foundation. He is also a Member of the Singapore-US Business Council. Mr Ng holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Singapore. He was awarded the Public Service Star in August 2001.
 
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Frank Wong
Mr Wong is Vice Chairman of DBS Bank and Chairman of DBS Hong Kong. He brings to the Bank over 30 years of experience in financial markets, having worked in Hong Kong, Frankfurt, London and Singapore. Mr Wong worked for Citibank, J.P. Morgan Inc and NatWest Markets before joining DBS. Before his appointment with DBS Bank, he was Chief Executive of National Westminster Bank in Hong Kong and its Regional Managing Director for Asia Pacific. Mr Wong is also a director of China Mobile (HK) Ltd. Mr Wong was appointed Justice of Peace from June 1997 to February 1999 and was honoured as an OBE on the Queen's birthday list in 1997.
 
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Eric Ang
Mr Ang who has joined DBS Bank since 1978, is currently Managing Director and Joint Head for Investment Banking Group responsible for Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Private Equity and Syndicated Finance. He was appointed Senior Vice President for Corporate Finance in 1990 and Executive Vice President for Investment Banking in 1996. He graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours).
 
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Chan Tak Kin
Mr Chan joined DBS in September 2000 as a Managing Director and was seconded to Dao Heng Bank in September 2001. Prior to joining DBS, Mr Chan worked with Standard Chartered Bank for 11 years, where he had global responsibility for several key Group Consumer Banking businesses and functions. He was a member of Stanchart's Extended Management Team, a committee of the top 30 executives worldwide. He started his career with Chase Manhattan Bank, working there for 15 years as Commercial/ Institutional Banking Manager, Chief Financial Officer and in various senior country/regional Consumer Banking roles. He also worked in Australia for two years. Mr Chan holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) degree from the University of Hong Kong and is an Associate of the London Institute of Bankers.
 
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Chong Kie Cheong
Mr Chong is currently the Managing Director and Joint Head of the Investment Banking Group. He joined DBS Bank in 1971 and has held a number of senior positions and directorships. He was appointed Executive Vice President for International & Correspondent Banking in 1994, Managing Director and Head for Institutional Banking in 1999 and latterly in 1999, Managing Director and Head of the Bank's Regional Integration Centre, headquartered in Bangkok. When he returned to Singapore in 2001 he was appointed Finance Director. Mr Chong serves on the Boards of various DBS Bank overseas subsidiaries, including PT Bank DBS Indonesia and DBS Thai Danu Bank, where he is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He is a Board Member of The Asian Bankers Association and also a member of the Steering Committee of the Association of Development and Industrial Banks in Asia (ADIBA). Mr Chong holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Economics) (Honours) from the University of Singapore.
 
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Elsie Foh
Mrs Foh is the Chief Operating Officer in DBS Bank's Consumer Banking Group. She joined the Bank in 1974 and has held senior positions in areas of Branch Operations, International Banking, Bills & Remittances and Retail Banking. She was appointed Senior Vice President in 1990 and six years later, as Executive Vice President. Mrs Foh is a Director of DBS Asset Management Ltd and Network for Electronic Transfer (S) Pte Ltd and a Member of ABS Committee on Bye-Laws and Regulations. She holds a Bachelor of Science from University of Singapore.
 
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Hong Tuck Kun
Mr Hong who has joined DBS Bank since 1975, is currently Managing Director & Head for Enterprise Banking. In 1990, he was appointed Senior Vice President for Corporate Banking, Credit Administration and Bills & Remittances. He became Executive Vice President in 1996 to provide leadership in Corporate Banking and Trade Services & Funds Transfer. Mr Hong is a Member of ABS Standing Committee on Corporate Banking. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Singapore.
 
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Steve Ingram
Mr Ingram is currently Managing Director & Group Chief Information Officer for DBS Bank, responsible for the provision of IT services to DBS and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining the Bank in July 2000, Mr Ingram held CIO positions in both telecommunications and financial services companies. From 1991 to 1997, Mr Ingram was a partner in Ernst & Young’s U.S. consulting practice. During that time, he performed a number of roles, including Chief Technologist for the high-growth practice and Director of the Global Centre for Technology Enablement with responsibility for advanced development services and technology architecture for Ernst & Young’s major clients. Before joining the U.S. practice, Mr Ingram was a partner in the Ernst & Young Australian practice. During his career, Mr Ingram has worked on projects throughout the U.S., Europe, Australia and in Africa. Mr Ingram is a Director of TD Waterhouse Holdings Pte Ltd, Vanda Systems & Communications Holdings Limited and an Advisory Board Member of FT Ventures.
 
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Edmund Koh
Mr Koh heads DBS?Consumer Banking Group Singapore. Before joining DBS, he was the CEO of Alverdine Pte Ltd, a joint venture bank between OCBC and ANZ Bank. Prior to this appointment, Mr Koh was CEO of Prudential Assurance Company, Singapore. Earlier in his career, he also held several senior management positions in HSBC and Citibank. Mr Koh is a Board member of Singapore Totalisator Board, Housing & Development Board, a Director of SNP Corporation Limited, The Old Parliament House Ltd, Singapore Symphonia Company Ltd, Hutchison Dao Heng Card Ltd, DBS Vickers Securities Holdings Pte Ltd and DBS TD Waterhouse Holdings Pte Ltd.
 
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David Lau
Mr Lau is Managing Director & Global Head of Treasury. He was Managing Director & Regional Head for NatWest Global Financial Markets before joining DBS Bank in 1999. Mr Lau has worked in the field of Treasury & Markets for over 19 years. From 1989 to 1995 he was the Regional Treasurer for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Singapore. He holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Pennsylvania and University of Houston respectively.
 
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Oon Kum Loon
Mrs Oon is Chief Financial Officer at DBS. She joined the Bank in 1974 after obtaining an Honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Singapore. In her career in the Bank, she has led and managed a diverse range of portfolios, from Credit, Corporate Finance, Corporate Planning, Legal and Treasury to Group Risk. She was also previously Chairman of DBS Trading Private Limited and Director of Singapore International Monetary Exchange Limited.
 
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Rajan Raju
Mr Raju is the Managing Director overseeing DBS?Processing & Servicing, ensuring quality standards across the Bank’s processing and servicing capabilities. He also leads a Value Engineering team that addresses process improvement across the Bank. Mr Raju joined DBS as Managing Director & Chief Administration Officer in the Treasury & Markets Business in September 1999 from Citibank. He moved to his current position as the Head of Processing and Servicing in September 2000. He is on the Board of Directors for CLS Group Holdings, Bank of the Philippine Islands, The Singapore Clearing House Association, Network for Electronic Transfers (S) Pte Ltd, Clearing & Payment Services Pte Ltd and DBS China Square Ltd. Mr Raju graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Bombay University and did his post graduation in Business Administration from The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
 
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Greg Seow
Mr Seow is Executive Chairman of DBS Vickers Securities Group and DBS Asset Management. Prior to his appointment at the Bank, he was Managing Partner of Pacific Asset Management, Singapore, and Director at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Mr Seow sits on the board of several companies, including PSA Corporation and Singapore Land Authority, and was a member of the Financial Services Working Group, established as part of Singapore's Economic Review Committee. Mr Seow graduated from Australian National University with Master and Bachelor (1st Class Honours) degrees in Economics.
 
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Randolph Sullivan
Mr Sullivan is the Chief Executive Officer of Dao Heng Bank Group Ltd. His 32 years of banking experience includes 16 years at Bank of America, during which he served in various positions across the globe before joining Dao Heng Bank in 1987 as Chief Operating Officer & Director. Mr Sullivan serves as a member of the Hong Kong Deposit-Taking Companies Advisory Committee, and is also a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. An American, he holds a Bachelor of Science Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University. He also completed the Insead Executive Program of the Institute Européene D'Administration in Fontainebleau in 1980.
 
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Pornsanong Tuchinda
Mr Tuchinda, 42, joined Thai Danu Bank as the Senior Vice President of Credit Department in January 1990. He was appointed Executive Vice President and Director in April of the same year and became the President of Thai Danu Bank in 1993. Thai Danu Bank subsequently became a member of the DBS Bank group in 1998 and he was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of DBS Thai Danu Bank in September 2000. Mr Tuchinda started his banking career with Citibank NA, Bangkok in areas of risk and relationship management of corporate customers.
 
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Wong Ban Suan
Mr Wong is Managing Director and Head of Group Central Treasury Unit. He is the Vice Chairman of ALCO and Chairman of Structural Foreign Exchange Committee. He is also Chairman of the Biennial Report Working Group for SFEMC. Prior to his appointment in DBS Bank, he was Managing Director and Head of Interest Rate Trading and Proprietary Trading at J.P. Morgan. He has 20 years of trading experience at J.P. Morgan and was actively involved in foreign exchange, interest rates, equities and derivatives trading. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
 
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Jeanette Wong
Ms Wong is the Chief Administrative Officer of DBS. She joined in February 2003 and her responsibilities include Human Resources and Credit as well as advancing centres of excellence at DBS. Prior to DBS, she was the Senior Country Officer for J.P. Morgan's Singapore operations. She was responsible for key corporate and investor clients as well as regulatory relationships in Singapore. In her 16-year career at J.P. Morgan, she was a member of global, regional and local management committees for Global Markets and Emerging Asia, and has held senior management positions with local and regional responsibilities in Foreign Exchange and Fixed Income. She also worked at Citibank and Banque Paribas in Private Banking and Corporate Banking respectively before joining J.P. Morgan. Ms Wong holds a Bachelor degree from National University of Singapore and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
 
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Jackson Tai
 
Ng Kee Choe
 
Frank Wong
 
Eric Ang
 
Chan Tak Kin
 
Chong Kie Cheong
 
Elsie Foh
 
Hong Tuck Kun
 
Steve Ingram
 
Edmund Koh
 
David Lau
 
Oon Kum Loon
 
Rajan Raju
 
Greg Seow
 
Randolph Sullivan
 
Pornsanong Tuchinda
 
Wong Ban Suan
 
Jeanette Wong
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