Leong Wai Leng, Executive Director and CEO of OCBC Group (China)

Leong Wai Leng was appointed executive director of OCBC Group (China) in August 2007. She is in charge of OCBC’s growth strategy and execution in China.

Ms. Leong graduated from the National University of Singapore with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She has more than 21 years of experiences in the financial industry and corporate banking services. She has worked for more than 10 years in China, including seven years at Philips Electronics Group, assuming such senior posts as finance director of its China operation and chief financial officer of Philips Electronics China Group. She also served senior posts at Citibank Singapore, JP Morgan Chase Singapore and HSBC China.

About OCBC Bank (China)

OCBC Bank is a local bank with a long history in Singapore. It was established in 1912 and is one of the leading financial groups in Asia.

OCBC Bank first entered China in 1925 when it set up a branch in Xiamen, becoming the first Singapore bank providing banking services in China. It established its Shanghai branch in 1927. With the economy growing fast in southwest China, OCBC opened its Chengdu branch, the first foreign bank in the city. By 1985, OCBC had set up 21 branches and 44 subordinate companies in the Chinese mainland. It has 44 overseas branches and agency banks, mainly in Malaysia, the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, the United States, France, Britain and Japan.