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Samuel N. Tsien
Group Chief Executive Officer
Executive and non-independent director
Mr Tsien was first appointed to the Board on 13 February 2014 and last re-elected as a Director on
28 April 2017. He was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer on 15 April 2012. He joined OCBC Bank
in July 2007 as Senior Executive Vice President, managing the Group’s corporate and commercial
banking business. In 2008, he assumed the position as Global Head of Global Corporate Bank with
added responsibilities of overseeing the financial institution and transaction banking businesses. He has
40 years of banking experience. Prior to joining OCBC Bank, he was the President and Chief Executive
Officer of China Construction Bank (Asia) when China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America
(Asia). From 1995 to 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America (Asia), and
Asia Consumer and Commercial Banking Group Executive of Bank of America Corporation. Age 63.
Other Directorships and Appointments
OCBC Wing Hang Bank (China) Ltd, Board
Chairman • PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk*,
Board Commissioner • Bank of Singapore Ltd,
Board Director • Dr Goh Keng Swee Scholarship
Fund, Board Director • Great Eastern Holdings Ltd*,
Board Director • Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd,
Board Director • OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad,
Board Director • OCBC Overseas Investments
Pte Ltd, Board Director • OCBC Wing Hang Bank
Ltd, Board Director • Association of Banks in
Singapore, Vice Chairman • Institute of Banking &
Finance Singapore, Vice Chairman, and Chairman
of Standards Committee • Advisory Board
of the Asian Financial Leaders Programme,
Member • Financial Sector Tripartite Committee,
Member • MAS Financial Centre Advisory Panel,
Member and Chairman of the China Workgroup •
MAS Payments Council, Member
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics,
University of California, Los Angeles
OCBC Board Committees Served On
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Risk Management Committee
Length of Service as a Director
4 years 2 months
* Listed companies
Directorships and Appointments
for the past 3 years
Asean Finance Corporation Ltd, Board Director •
OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad, Board Director •
ABS Benchmarks Administration Co Pte Ltd |
Oversight Committee, Member • Advisory Council
on Community Relations in Defence (ACCORD)
(Employer & Business), Member • Malaysia-
Singapore Business Council, Member •
Singapore Business Federation | Finance &
Investment Committee, Council Member
Mr
Wee Joo Yeow
Mr Wee was first appointed to the Board on 2 January 2014 and last re-elected as a Director on
28 April 2017. He has more than 39 years of corporate banking experience. He was Managing
Director & Head of Corporate Banking Singapore with United Overseas Bank Ltd until his
retirement in June 2013. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President & Head of Corporate
Banking with Overseas Union Bank Ltd, and Head Credit & Marketing with First National Bank of
Chicago (Singapore). Age 70.
Other Directorships and Appointments
Frasers Centrepoint Ltd*, Board Director •
Great Eastern Holdings Ltd*, Board Director •
Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd,
Board Director • OCBC Management Services
Pte Ltd, Board Director • PACC Offshore Services
Holdings Ltd*, Board Director • WJY Holdings
Pte Ltd • Board Director, WTT Investments Pte Ltd,
Board Director
Independent director
* Listed companies
Directorships and Appointments
for the past 3 years
Nil
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours),
University of Singapore
Master of Business Administration, New York
University, USA
OCBC Board Committees Served On
Chairman, Remuneration Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Nominating Committee
Member, Risk Management Committee
Length of Service as a Director
4 years 3 months
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