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Singaporean bank DBS – subsequent to Tan Su Shan’s appointment as group CEO, effective 28 March 2025 – has made two consequent senior-level appointments that will take effect on January 1 2025.
Han Kwee Juan, presently DBS Singapore country head, will succeed Tan as the head of the bank’s institutional banking group ( IBG ), and Lim Him Chuan, presently group head of strategy, transformation, analytics and research ( GSTAR ), will take over the role of Singapore country head.
In their new roles, both Han and Lim will continue to be members of the bank’s group executive committee and report to DBS CEO Piyush Gupta.
Han has led the bank’s Singapore franchise since 2023. Under his leadership, it 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.
Han joined the bank 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 the bank’s technology resiliency. Prior to his current role as Singapore country head, he was group head of strategy and planning.
Lim, in his 23 years at DBS, 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 the bank, including the institutionalization of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and generative AI.
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 areas, including in risk management, group audit, institutional banking and global transaction services.
“The management change reflects DBS’ deep bench strength and our commitment to grooming talent from within,” Gupta says. “Han and Lim are key members of our senior management team who have proven to be capable leaders. I have no doubt that they will both continue to excel in their new roles.”
