Bank of Singapore increases SEA presence

MANILA, Philippines - Bank of Singapore has formed a new team for the Southeast Asian (SEA) market and appointed Terence Seow, a seasoned private banker with more than 15 years of experience, to head a new team. Seow, who joined Bank of Singapore as managing director, is responsible for expanding Bank of Singapore’s business in the region, with a focus on the Indonesian market. Terence reports to the head of South East Asia, Bahren Shaari. Seow was formerly senior vice president at DBS Private Bank for the mega-wealth segment covering the Indonesian market. He has extensive experience in managing private wealth for Asian clients and a strong background in treasury, having held key positions in various financial institutions, including BHF-Bank (Singapore) and Republic National Bank of New York (Singapore). Joining Seow are: Wilyono Martin, who worked for DBS Private Bank, Standard Chartered Bank (Indonesia) and Citibank; and Fang Shiuh Rou who was also from DBS Private Bank, where she had spent five years serving high net worth clients.