Banker looking beyond the horizon

Empowering local talent to help DBS expand global footprint, says CEO

Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group Holdings Ltd, the Singapore-based commercial banking and financial service provider, has a dream of building a deep, meaningful franchise in China, which is relevant not just to its customers but to the community at large.

"We believe in what we call 'banking the Asian way'," he said. "We have the professionalism of large global professional banks, but we also give people on the ground a lot of leeway and lots of room to take responsibility and build local franchises."