Helen Wong

CEO Helen Wong (left) is stepping down from the top job. Tan Teck Long, now OCBC head of global wholesale banking, will take over the reins.

OCBC CEO-designate Tan Teck Long looks to continue ‘One Group’ strategy, boost synergy 

He has helped anchor the success of this approach, says outgoing CEO Helen Wong

Helen Wong, group CEO of OCBC, says the bank “remains committed” to its 60% total dividend payout target for FY2025, along with its S$2.5 billion two-year share buyback plan.

OCBC trims full-year NIM guidance; Q2 profit slips 7% to S$1.82 billion

The lender declares an interim dividend of S$0.41 per share, in line with its 50% interim payout policy

Tan Teck Long will take over the role of CEO on Jan 1, 2026.

Who is Tan Teck Long, the former DBS veteran who is OCBC’s incoming CEO?

The 55-year-old, who is now OCBC’s head of global wholesale banking, is said to have a deep knowledge of the China market

Outgoing group CEO Helen Wong (left) will remain as chairman of OCBC China and as a director of OCBC Hong Kong after stepping down. Her successor Tan Teck Long will assume the role of deputy CEO immediately.

Helen Wong to retire as OCBC CEO; Tan Teck Long named successor

She had informed the board last year of her intention to step down for family reasons

OCBC’S Helen Wong, says the “one group” approach has led the bank to grow at a faster compound annual growth rate than its peers.
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OCBC’s Helen Wong is confident that this part of the world still offers plentiful opportunities

Wong's remuneration included a base salary of S$1.2 million and a bonus of S$6.8 million.

OCBC group chief executive Helen Wong’s pay in FY2024 up 5.8% at S$12.8 million

The bank’s full-year net profit reaches a record S$7.6 billion, an increase of 8% from the prior year

Helen Wong says: “We know a balanced portfolio can help us to overcome, in particular, the uncertainty and the volatility in the market over the next decade.”

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The lender aims to drive collaboration across its three main business pillars of banking, wealth management and insurance, under its ‘one group’ approach

OCBC group CEO Helen Wong highlights that compared to HNWIs in the US and Europe, Asean families are likely to be only in their second or third generations of wealth.

OCBC takes HNWI banking to next level as clients grow ‘more cosmopolitan and sophisticated’: Helen Wong

She says that the conversation is no longer centred on what to invest in, but on how to safely pass their wealth and businesses to the next generation

Helen Wong, group chief executive of OCBC, said Asean, as a recipient of Greater China investment flows, has increasingly become a prime spot for manufacturing, e-commerce and other industries.

OCBC eyes rising investment flows from Greater China companies expanding into Asean

Singapore’s position as a financial hub can support companies aiming to break into Asean, says bank’s chief, Helen Wong