SINGAPORE, Jan 17 – David Conner, chief executive of OCBC, Singapore’s second-biggest bank, is stepping down after a 10-year stint that saw him spearhead the bank’s expansion into Indonesia and purchase ING Group’s Asian private bank. Samuel Tsien, senior executive vice president and head of its global corporate bank, will succeed Conner (picture) …...
* Analyst sees Conner's exit as negative for OCBC * Conner led acquisition in Indonesia; bought ING Asiaprivate bank * OCBC shares double over the past decade, outperform rivals (Adds missing word in quote, fixes format) SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – David Conner, chiefexecutive of OCBC, Singapore's second-biggest bank, isstepping down after a 10-year...
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SMRT Corp. (MRT) Chief Executive Officer Saw Phaik Hwa stepped down after Singapore ’s worst subway disruptions on record led to calls for her resignation. (read the story…) Related items SMRT CEO Quits as Subway Failures Trigger Singapore Protests Singapore’s GIC Said to Offer $700 Million in Buyout-Fund Stakes Singapore OCBC’s CEO to step...
SINGAPORE, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Shares of Singaporebudget carrier Tiger Airways rose as much as 3.3percent on Tuesday after its CEO said he expects the company’sAustralian unit to operate more aircraft next year and thefirm’s partnerships in the region are making progress. In August, Australia’s aviation watchdog lifted its morethan five-week flight ban on...
Singapore investment firm Richard Chandler Corp. says investors have shown‘great patience’ but now time for board to get moving (read the story…) Related items Singapore OCBC’s CEO to step down after a decade REFILE-UPDATE 1-Singapore OCBC's CEO to step down after a decade SMRT CEO Saw Resigns as Subway Failures Trigger Public Singapore Protests...
HONG KONG, Dec 5 (Reuters) – CapitaLand Ltd,Southeast Asia’s largest property developer, plans to double thenumber of shopping malls it has in China, its chief executivesaid on Monday. “It’s a boom time for us in creating shopping malls. Now wehave 56/57 malls; we will have 100,” Liew Mun Leong told a paneldiscussion in Hong...
TOKYO & SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dentsu Inc. (TOKYO:4324)(ISIN:JP3551520004)(President & CEO: Tadashi Ishii; Head Office: Tokyo; Capital: 58,967.1 million yen) announced today that it will establish a new company, Promo Tec Pte. Ltd., as a subsidiary of Dentsu Tec Inc. (President & CEO: Hiroaki Hori; Head Office: Tokyo; wholly owned subsidiary of Dentsu Inc.). Charged with accelerating...
SINGAPORE: Magnus Bocker, CEO of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) said the global economy is responsible for SGX’s price slump this year. (more…) Related items SGX launches sustainability reporting guide SGX moves on transparency Perennial China joins SGX family Singapore Shares End Flat; STI Pares Gains Late In Session Singapore Stocks-May open higher; SGX in...
SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has appointed the former CEO of Malaysian oil giant Petronas, Mohd Hassan Marican, as an independent director on its board. (more business here…) Related items Singapore Stocks-Up by midday led by rig builders RESEARCH ALERT-HSBC prefers Sembcorp Marine to Keppel Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine wins $140 mln...
Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world’s second-largest carrier by market value, said it may order Airbus SAS’s A350-1000 wide-body jet as the European planemaker plans improvements in range and payload. (read more here…) Related items Singapore Air May Buy Airbus’s A350-1000 Singapore Air Second-Quarter Profit Drops on Higher Fuel Costs Singapore Air Profit Slumps 53%...
Tiger Airways Australia (TT) appointed former COO of Virgin Australia Andrew David as the airline’s new CEO, replacing Tony Davis who resigned last month. (read here more…) Related items Tiger Airways seeks new CEO Tiger Airways bites back Andrew David named new CEO of Tiger Airways Australia Tiger announce leadership change Tiger Airways CEO...
