DBS Group confirmed in its annual report, released on 6 March 2025, that Tan Su Shan will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer effective 28 March 2025, succeeding Piyush Gupta who has led Southeast Asia's largest bank for 15 years. Tan becomes the bank's first female CEO and, in chairman Peter Seah's words, 'a homegrown talent', promoted from within DBS's own ranks, reflecting, as Seah put it, the bank's commitment to developing a local talent pipeline.
Gupta joined DBS in 2009.
TAN SU SHAN'S BACKGROUND
Tan has held senior roles at DBS covering wealth management and institutional banking.
PIYUSH GUPTA'S CAREER
His 43-year career in banking spanned multiple continents and institutions.
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