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8. The Discerning Globalist
Ong Yeng Fang was still in her 20s when DBS sent her to Thailand to run its credit and marketing there. The experience of working in a different culture and learning a new language – including delivering a speech in Thai at a press conference – was an important lesson in people, the long-standing private banker said in an interview with «The Straits Times» last year.
After stints with Merrill Lynch and Julius Baer, she joined UOB four years ago, and quickly began boosting the ranks of client advisors at the Singapore private bank. She has made clear that candidates with international exposure who share here tireless ways have an edge.
