DBS appointed Han Kwee Juan as group head of institutional banking and Lim Him Chuan as Singapore country head, effective 1 January 2025. This follows Tan Su Shan’s appointment as group CEO, effective 28 March 2025.

Han, currently Singapore country head, will succeed Tan in institutional banking group (IBG), while Lim, currently head of strategy, transformation, analytics and research (GSTAR), will take over as Singapore country head.

In their new roles, both Han and Lim will continue to be members of DBS’ group executive committee and report to DBS CEO Piyush Gupta.

Han has led the DBS Singapore franchise since 2023. Under his leadership, DBS held its market leadership position in key lines of businesses including deposits, credit cards and mortgage loans. He also drove greater synergy between consumer and institutional banking, further solidifying DBS’ “one-bank” customer proposition. Additionally, he played an instrumental role in entrenching DBS and POSB’s role in the community.

Han had joined DBS in 2019 after a 27-year career at Citigroup, where his last position was CEO of Citi Singapore. At DBS, he also double-hatted as acting chief information officer (CIO) between November 2023 and May 2024. As acting CIO, he helped to strengthen DBS’ technology resiliency. Prior to his current role as Singapore country head, he was group head of strategy and planning.

In his 23 years at DBS, Lim has worked across geographies, as well as in a mix of business and risk management functions. In his current role as group head of GSTAR, he is responsible for driving the ongoing transformation agenda of DBS, including the institutionalisation of artificial intelligence and GenAI. Additionally, DBS further entrenched the 'managing through journeys' way of working under his leadership.

From 2018 to 2023, Lim was CEO of DBS Bank Taiwan, in which capacity he led the successful acquisition of Citi Taiwan’s consumer banking business, making DBS the largest foreign bank in Taiwan. Prior to that, he held leadership positions in various roles including at risk management group, group audit, IBG and global transaction services.

Gupta said, “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. 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.”

Re-disseminated by The Asian Banker