DBS Group Holdings (DBSH) has appointed Jonathan Larsen, 60, to the Boards of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank.

With his deep experience in financial services, coupled with his track record of harnessing technology and innovation to drive business growth, Larsen will strengthen the overall composition of the DBS Boards.

Larsen was the chief innovation officer of Ping An Group as well as the chairman and chief executive officer/ managing director of the Ping An Global Voyager Fund from May 2017 until he retired in February 2026. He was responsible for bringing new technologies, platforms and business models to support Ping An’s growth in China and internationally.

Prior to joining Ping An, he spent 18 years at Citigroup where his last role was Global Head of the firm’s retail banking and mortgage businesses spanning 19 countries. Other senior roles he held in Citigroup included the Region Head of the Asia Pacific Consumer Business and Country Head of Singapore.

Prior to joining Citigroup, he was a principal in the Financial Services Practice of global management consulting firm, Booz Allen & Hamilton.

Said DBS chairman Peter Seah, “I join my fellow directors in welcoming Jonathan to the DBS Boards. Jonathan brings a unique combination of financial services expertise, technology leadership and innovation experience, shaped through decades of senior leadership at leading global and Asian financial institutions. His perspectives will be highly valuable as the DBS Boards continue to guide the bank through an increasingly dynamic and technology-driven environment.”

Re-disseminated by The Asian Banker