The new appointments come on the back of Tan Su Shan’s appointment as group CEO, with effect from March 28, 2025.

DBS has announced two senior-level appointments, which will take effect on Jan 1, 2025.

The new appointments come on the back of Tan Su Shan’s appointment as group CEO, with effect from March 28, 2025.  

Under the new appointments, Han Kwee Juan will succeed Tan as group head of Institutional Banking (IBG). Han is currently the country head of DBS Singapore. 

Additionally, Lim Him Chuan, presently group head of Strategy, Transformation, Analytics & Research (GSTAR), is set to take over the role of Singapore country head. 

Within their new roles, both Han and Lim will continue to be members of DBS’s group executive committee and are expected to report to DBS CEO Piyush Gupta. 

Han joined DBS in 2019, after a 27-year career at Citigroup. 

According to the bank, Han has led the DBS Singapore franchise since 2023, helping DBS to maintain its “market leadership position in key lines of businesses” including deposits, credit cards and mortgage loans.

The bank adds that Han drove “greater synergy” between Consumer and International Banking, which contributed to solidifying DBS’s “one-bank” customer proposition.  

Meanwhile, Lim has taken on roles across geographies in his 23 years at DBS, which include both business and risk management functions. In his current role as group head of GSTAR, Lim is responsible for driving the ongoing transformation agenda of DBS, including the institutionalisation of artificial intelligence (AI) and Gen AI. 

Prior to his new appointment, Lim served as CEO of DBS Bank Taiwan from 2018 to 2023. Lim led the successful acquisition of Citi Taiwan’s consumer banking business, which made DBS the largest foreign bank in Taiwan, says DBS. 

Gupta says: “The management change reflects DBS’s deep bench strength and our commitment to grooming talent from within. Kwee Juan and Him Chuan are key members of our senior management team who have proven to be capable leaders.”

He adds: “Under their leadership, the bank has delivered enhanced value to our customers, employees, shareholders and communities. I have no doubt that they will both continue to excel in their new roles and serve as key members of Su Shan’s leadership team in days to come.”

Shares in DBS closed 3 cents lower, or down 0.069%, at $43.65 on Dec 9.