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We announced today that the Board had appointed Tan Su Shan as Deputy CEO, in addition to her present role as Group Head of Institutional Banking. She will succeed Piyush Gupta as CEO when he retires at the next AGM on 28 Mar 2025. Su Shan, 56, brings solid credentials to her new role, having had more than 35 years of experience in consumer banking, wealth management and institutional banking. Besides Singapore, she has worked in major financial centres such as Hong Kong, Tokyo and London. Su Shan joined DBS in 2010 and spent the first three years building the foundations of the Wealth Management business. She subsequently spent almost equal lengths of time managing the Consumer Banking / Wealth Management and the Institutional Banking businesses, which account for 90% of DBS’ income. Su Shan led the day-to-day efforts to operationalise the bank’s digitalisation strategy across the businesses she ran. She has been President Commissioner of DBS Indonesia since 2014. Her appointment is the culmination of a decade-long succession process where we benchmarked external candidates against a strong field of internal candidates. Following the evaluation, Su Shan was deemed the strongest of all the candidates. Said DBS Chairman Peter Seah, “Under Piyush’s leadership, DBS has been transformed into a high-performing, high-returns institution recognised simutaneously for stability and innovation. Su Shan’s strategic orientation, track record in building businesses, familiarity with technology, leadership ability as well as strong stakeholder management and communication skills make her the ideal successor. Importantly for us, she also embodies the DBS culture. I am pleased that a Singaporean with global experience has emerged as the best candidate to lead an iconic Singapore institution and build on the legacy that Piyush will leave us.” Said Piyush, “Su Shan has worked closely with me for more than a decade to bring the bank to where it is today. She was instrumental in building the Wealth Management, Consumer Banking and Institutional Banking businesses since she joined, and took personal ownership to operationalise our digitalisation strategy. With her appointment, we can be assured that the trajectory of DBS’ transformation will continue well into the future.” Said Su Shan, “I am deeply honoured to have been selected to succeed Piyush. Leading the continued transformation of DBS is a tremendous privilege and responsibility. Some months after Piyush joined as CEO, he called to persuade me to join DBS. I responded to that call and quit the foreign bank I was working at the next day. Joining DBS felt like a homecoming – it is the bank I grew up with, and also the company where I first interned. The last 14 years have been a tremendous ride. I am proud of the founding mission of DBS – financing Singapore’s growth – and will continue to ensure that it is a brand that stands tall not just in Asia but also the world stage.”

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Congratulations to Tan Su Shan on this well-deserved appointment as Deputy CEO and future CEO of DBS! Her remarkable journey and significant contributions to the bank's growth and digital transformation truly demonstrate her leadership and vision. It's inspiring to see a leader with such deep roots in the organization and a commitment to its founding mission continue to shape the future of DBS. Wishing Su Shan and the entire DBS team continued success in the years ahead as they build on this strong foundation and further elevate the bank's global presence.

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Lily Low

Independent Non-Executive Director at Standard Chartered Bank, Director of MigrantWell, Accredited Director (SID),

2mo

Congratulations, Su Shan, echo your statement. DBS/POSB is like one's "piggy bank". It is the bank that starts with me getting into the primary school (POSB stamp purchases whenever the POSB staff goes to the school to help children to save) to the bank account for the 1st time salary crediting, the 1st housing loan and to the 1st SRS savings etc. Also proud that DBS will have the 1st woman CEO.

CA Manish Mish₹a

Founder & CEO, GenZCFO ® | NBFC Advisor | FinTech Expert | India Entry Specialist

3w

DBS Bank, Tan Su Shan, An inspiring leadership transition at DBS! Your track record and digitalization achievements are impressive, but it’ll be key to balance digital transformation with human-centric service as customers adapt. Globally, banks are seeing challenges in scaling technology while maintaining personalized relationships—just look at recent hurdles in digital banking sectors across Europe. I’d love to share deeper insights on how financial institutions can cross these changes while fostering human capital growth. Looking forward to more discussions!

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Sharon. N.

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2mo

Very well deserved Ma’am Tan Su Shan! 👍You’ll always be our Best Mentor & Leader of whom we all looked up to during our time at CBG eBiz! 🫶🏼👏🏼😃

I will not congratulate you because it is a position that you have well earned. I will only let you know I am terribly happy for this to happen to you. Good success in all you do is all I see. Should you need another pair of hand sometime in the near future, reach out to me at MAS .

I had opened my account for one day, please help me sir and my account has been frozen.

Suphattra Nanuwong

Customer Service Representative at Thailand Privilege Card Company Limited

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DBS Bank DBS Bank No response from customer care since many days. Please improve your service.

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Congratulations Piyush on a stellar career that resulted in developing the worlds best bank. Congratulations to Su Shan as well for this well deserved appointment. The future for DBS continues to look very bright.

Congratulations Tan Su Shan Best wishes to you and the team at DBS Bank ! 💐🎉

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