Following the appointment of Tan Su Shan as group CEO, DBS has unveiled more changes to its leadership team.
DBS has appointed Han Kwee Juan as group head of institutional banking, according to a statement, effective 1 January 2025. He will succeed Tan Su Shan who will become group CEO on March 28 next year.
Han joined DBS in 2019 and after serving as group head of strategy and planning, he took on his current role as Singapore country head. He also double-hatted as acting chief information officer between November 2023 and May 2024. Prior to joining the Singapore lender, he worked at Citigroup for 27 years, last as CEO of Citi Singapore.
Singapore Country Head
Current group head of strategy, transformation, analytics & research (GSTAR) Lim Him Chuan will take over the role of Singapore country head.
Lim worked at DBS for 23 years across geographies in various functions, including business and risk. From 2018 o 2023, he was CEO of DBS Bank Taiwan and led the acquisition of Citi Taiwan’s consumer banking business. Prior to that, he also held leadership positions in risk management, audit, institutional banking and global transaction services.
Han and Lim will both continue to be a member of DBS’ group executive committee and report to current CEO Piyush Gupta.
New Leadership
The latest appointments are part of a reshuffle following the promotion of Tan, announced in August, to succeed Gupta.
«The management change reflects DBS’ deep bench strength and our commitment to grooming talent from within. Kwee Juan and Him Chuan are key members of our senior management team who have proven to be capable leaders. Under their leadership, the bank has delivered enhanced value to our customers, employees, shareholders and communities,» Gupta commented.
«I have no doubt that they will both continue to excel in their new roles and serve as key members of Su Shan’s leadership team in days to come.»
