ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Chairman appointed to DBSH Board Of Directors
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SINGAPORE, July 29, 2003 - DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBSH) announced today the appointment of Kwa Chong Seng, Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Asia-Pacific, to its board of directors. Kwa is currently the Lead Country Manager for the ExxonMobil Companies in Singapore with responsibility for Fuels Marketing in the Asia Pacific region, including Japan and Australia.
A graduate in mechanical engineering from the University of Singapore, Kwa joined Esso Singapore in 1969. He was involved in the startup of the Singapore refinery and had held various roles in Logistics, Marketing and other parts of the downstream business. He also spent nine years in Exxon offices in New Jersey, Houston, New York and Hong Kong responsible for Marketing, Supply, Trading and Investment Planning.
Kwa is also Chairman of Media Corporation of Singapore, and Deputy Chairman, Temasek Holdings. He also serves on the Public Service Commission, the Legal Service Commission in Singapore, and the National University of Singapore Council.
DBSH Board of Directors comprises 12 members, including one executive director and four non-Singaporeans. They are:
- Mr S Dhanabalan - Chairman
- Mr Jackson Tai - Vice Chairman and CEO
- Mr Bernard Chen Tien Lap
- Mr Fock Siew Wah
- Ms Gail D. Fosler
- Mr Kwa Chong Seng
- Mr Moses Lee Kim Poo
- Mr Leung Chun Ying
- Mr Peter Ong
- Mr John Ross
- Mr Thean Lip Ping
- Dr Yeo Ning Hong
About DBS
DBS Bank is the largest bank in Singapore as measured by assets, with dominant positions in consumer banking, treasury and markets, securities brokerage, equity and debt fund raising. With the merger of its wholly-owned Dao Heng Bank and DBS Kwong On Bank operations in Hong Kong, DBS Bank is now the fourth largest banking group in Hong Kong. Beyond the anchor markets of Singapore and Hong Kong, DBS Bank serves corporate, institutional and retail customers through its operations in Thailand, The Philippines, and Indonesia. In China, the bank has branches and representative offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Tianjin. The Bank's credit ratings are amongst the highest in the Asia-Pacific region. More information about DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank can be obtained from our website www.dbs.com.
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