Mr Samuel N. Tsien

Biography

Mr Tsien was first appointed to the Board on 13 February 2014 and last re-elected as a Director on 28 April 2017. He was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer on 15 April 2012. He joined OCBC Bank in July 2007 as Senior Executive Vice President, managing the Group's corporate and commercial banking business. In 2008, he assumed the position as Global Head of Global Corporate Bank with added responsibilities of overseeing the financial institution and transaction banking businesses. He has 39 years of banking experience. Prior to joining OCBC Bank, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of China Construction Bank (Asia) when China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America (Asia). From 1995 to 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America (Asia), and Asia Consumer and Commercial Banking Group Executive of Bank of America Corporation. Mr Tsien is presently Chairman of OCBC Wing Hang Bank (China) Ltd and a Commissioner of PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk. He also serves on the boards of major OCBC Group companies, including Great Eastern Holdings Ltd, Bank of Singapore Ltd, OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad and OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd. He is also a Director of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. Mr Tsien holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles ("UCLA"). Age 62.

Research Interest

Accounting Economics Banking Commerce business and management