Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz - The Association Of Banks In ...

He is also Chairman of Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS), Vice Chairman
of Institute of Bankers Malaysia, a director of Cagamas Holdings Berhad as well as a member of
the Investment Panels of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) and Lembaga Tabung Haji.
Mr Nestor V. Tan
President, Banco de Oro, Philippines
Nestor V. Tan, Director and President, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce cum
laude from De La Salle University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Tan‟s extensive banking experience spans over 15 years in the United States
and Europe acquired from institutions like the Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Bankers Trust
Company in New York and the Barclays Group in New York and London. At Barclays, he served
as Planning Director and Head of Strategic Planning for Corporate and Institutional Services
Group and as Chief Operating Officer for Financial Institution Services Group of BZW, the
investment banking subsidiary of the Barclays Group. He joined BDO as Executive Vice
President in 1997 and became President of the Bank in July 1998. Mr. Tan is a CPA in the
Philippines and United States, and was among the board topnotchers in the 1978 CPA board
examination in the Philippines.
Mr Sim S Lim
Country Head, DBS Bank, Singapore
Sim S Lim joined DBS on 1 September 2010 as the Country Head, DBS Singapore. In this role,
Sim is responsible for helping the bank to develop a more acute customer focus and better
leverage the bank‟s home market presence, so as to deliver greater synergy and value across the
entire Singapore franchise. He is also currently the Chairman of DBS Vickers Securities Holdings
Pte Ltd.
In his 28 years of banking experience, Sim spent his career in Asia, North America and the Middle
East. Prior to joining DBS, Sim was the President and CEO of Nikko Citigroup Limited, a position
he held from June 2008 to December 2009. During this time, Sim was also a board member of
Nikko Citi Holdings, Inc. He was responsible for all corporate & investment banking, institutional
brokerage and fixed income & equity trading for Citigroup in Japan.
During his international banking career, Sim held a wide variety of roles spanning Kuala Lumpur,
Tokyo, New York, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong & Singapore. From March 2007 to June 2008, he
was Citigroup Country Officer, Hong Kong and also Chairman of Citibank Hong Kong. During his
tenure, he managed the Citigroup Hong Kong country franchise, including developing the strategy
for Hong Kong‟s markets and banking franchise, and providing support to the consumer and
wealth management businesses. Between October 2003 and March 2007, Sim was regional
head of emerging markets sales and trading for the Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. During this
period, he was also the non-executive Chairman of Citibank Berhad Malaysia.