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‘Be with the customer through their darkest hour’: DBS CEO-designate Tan Su Shan

DBS CEO-designate Tan Su Shan, who will take over from incumbent Piyush Gupta in March 2025, sat down with The Straits Times’ Ravi Velloor for a two-hour interview. Here is an edited version of their conversation.

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Between now and March, DBS CEO-designate Tan Su Shan plans to do "a lot of listening", with the aim of building trust and having a positive impact with DBS customers.

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Q: When were you told about your appointment as CEO? How did you react, and who did you call first with the news?

A: I was told probably slightly over a year ago. But there were a lot of moving parts; there was a global search done. The appointment was only confirmed by the regulator in August. 

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