The bank is giving its head of wholesale banking additional responsibilities, which include overseeing retail banking, channels and digitalisation, and risk management functions.
UOB Malaysia has appointed Ng Wei Wei as deputy chief executive officer, effective today, it announced in a statement.
In her new role, she will assist the CEO Wong Kim Choong in driving the bank’s strategic business priorities, which include generating strong performance, developing more customer-centric solutions and progressing its innovation agenda.
She will continue to oversee the bank’s foreign direct investment advisory, Islamic banking and Labuan offshore businesses, UOB said.
Homegrown Talent
Ng first joined UOB Malaysia in 2000, and spent six years there in corporate banking roles, before joining HSBC, which saw her take on various senior roles in Malaysia and Hong Kong in her 13 years at the British lender. She rejoined UOB Malaysia in 2019 as managing director and country head of wholesale banking.
CEO Wong said Ng will play a stronger role in helping the bank achieve its strategic priorities, which include capitalising on regional growth drivers and harnessing technology to drive innovation and performance.
