RHB Appoints New CEO For Singapore
SINGAPORE,Feb. 1,2019 --RHB Banking Group announced a senior appointment for its Singapore operations which takeseffect on 1 February 2019. Danny Quah Boon Leng will be appointed as Country Head,Singapore and Chief Executive Officer (CEO),RHB Bank Singapore.
Danny Quah,49,will replace Mike Chan Cheong Yuen,who will be pursuing other opportunities outside the Group. As Country Head,Singapore and CEO of RHB Bank Singapore,Danny will lead the formulation and execution of RHB Singapore's business strategy covering Commercial Banking,Investment Banking and Asset Management.
"The appointment of Danny will bolster our strengths and capabilities in Singapore. Danny's extensive regional leadership experience combined with his deep understanding of the Singapore and ASEAN markets will be an asset in driving the Group's business growth in Singapore and collaboration across the region," said Dato' Khairussaleh Ramli,Group Managing Director,RHB Banking Group.
Danny Quah's career in banking and finance spans 24 years across 5 countries in the Asia Pacific region,more than ten years of which were in the positions of CEO and Country Head. He had served in Standard Chartered Bank,Fullerton Financial Holdings and Canadia Bank. Prior to this appointment,he was the Regional CEO for Chong Sing Fintech Group,a listed company in Hong Kong,where he was tasked to set up a regional HQ in Singapore to invest in Fintech companies across Southeast Asia. Danny Quah has a Bachelor in Engineering Degree in Information System Engineering from Imperial College of Science,Technology & Medicine,London.
About RHB Singapore
RHB Singapore was first established in 1961 through a series of rapid expansion and strategic mergers. For more than half a century in Singapore,RHB has garnered invaluable financial experience and transferred those insights of service excellence on to clients,helping both individuals as well as corporations fulfil their business opportunities. Throughout these years of dedication in Singapore,RHB has built formidable ties with clients and is established as one of the Republic's most trusted financial institutions. RHB Singapore's core businesses are streamlined into nine pillars,namely Personal Financial Services and Wealth Management,Commercial Banking,Corporate Banking,Branch Banking Centres,Treasury,Structured Finance as well as Investment Banking,Brokerage and Asset Management businesses. All the nine business pillars are offered through RHB Bank Berhad (a fully-licensed bank),RHB Securities Singapore Pte Ltd and RHB Asset Management Pte Ltd. RHB Singapore is the local business operations of the RHB Banking Group,the fourth largest fully integrated financial services group in Malaysia. The Group's regional presence spans ten countries in ASEAN including Hong Kong. It is RHB Banking Group's aspiration to continue to deliver superior customer experience and shareholder value; and to be recognised as a Leading Multinational Financial Services Group.
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