George Lee appointed Chairman of OCBC Bank and OCBC Al-Amin
Mr George Lee Lap Wah has been appointed Chairman of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Bank) and OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad (OCBC Al-Amin) effective 1 October 2024, taking over from Mr Tan Ngiap Joo who retired from both roles on 30 September 2024 after nine years.
Prior to the appointments, Mr Lee was already a member of the OCBC Bank Board of Directors, since 1 September 2021.
An experienced banker with extensive knowledge of the Malaysian market, he was an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Management Committee of OCBC Bank from April 2016 to July 2017, and served as an Executive Vice President and Head of Global Corporate Banking at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) from February 2012 until his retirement in April 2016. Before this, he served as Executive Vice President and Head of Group Investment Banking of OCBC since 2002.
Mr Lee started his career as a Finance Officer in the Group Treasury Department of Keppel Shipyard in 1978 and joined Marine Midland Bank in 1982. Subsequently, he held managerial positions at various Singapore-based merchant banking units. In 1989, he was appointed Country Manager of Security Pacific Bank before joining Credit Suisse Singapore as Head of Corporate Banking for South East Asia in 1993. He left as Director, Corporate Lending of Credit Suisse First Boston in 1998 to join OCBC.
Mr Lee is an Independent Director of RE&S Holdings Ltd, Wearnes Starchase Ltd and Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from the University of Singapore and is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst. He is also a member of the SGX Disciplinary Committee.