Appointments

SINGAPORE (Feb 4): UBS Group has appointed Desmond Kuek, SMRT Corporation’s former president and group CEO, as its divisional vice chairman for global wealth management.

SINGAPORE (Sept 8): UOL Group says its deputy group CEO, Liam Wee Sin, will be taking over Gwee Lian Kheng’s position as group chief executive starting from Jan 2, 2019.

SINGAPORE (May 28): Sembcorp Industries has appointed Graham Cockroft, currently chief financial officer (CFO) of New Zealand-listed Contact Energy, as the group’s CFO with effect from Sept 3 this year.

SINGAPORE (Apr 23): OCBC Bank has appointed Dennis Hong (pictured) as the new Managing Director of its wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary, OCBC Securities, from May 1.

SINGAPORE (Jan 25): The manager of Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Sabana REIT) on Thursday announced the appointment of Donald Han and Tan Cheong Hin as its new CEO and a new independent director, respectively.

LONDON (March 15): As Noble Group investors head for the door, the embattled commodity trader has turned to a man whose resume is a roll-call of Asia’s highest-profile corporate collapses.

SINGAPORE (April 11): Singapore Exchange last night announced the appointment of six and two new members to its independent disciplinary committee and appeals committee respectively.

SINGAPORE (Nov 24): Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) announced it is appointing Mark Chong, former CEO International, as group Group Chief Technology Officer (GCTO) from April 1, 2017.