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Companies should look to include 30- and 80-year-olds in their top executive teams

Consider building more age-diverse corporate leadership teams to better serve stakeholders

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Leslie Yee

Leslie Yee

Published Wed, Jun 4, 2025 · 05:00 PM
    • Having leadership teams comprising members spanning different generations likely better prepares companies to handle the myriad of challenges which confront businesses today. 
    • Having leadership teams comprising members spanning different generations likely better prepares companies to handle the myriad of challenges which confront businesses today.  PHOTO: AFP

    [SINGAPORE] Piyush Gupta’s tenure as DBS’ chief executive officer ended with a bang as the group posted record net profit of S$11.29 billion for 2024, and he received a total remuneration of S$17.6 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024. 

    Tan Su Shan succeeded Gupta on Mar 28. Recently, Tan, who is DBS’ first female CEO, was named the sixth most powerful woman in business in Fortune magazine’s 2025 100 Most Powerful Women in Business list.

    However, while Tan is a path-breaker, her climb to the top job represents in many respects a traditional and safe choice. Tan has strong academic credentials and is a career banker. She had helmed institutional banking, consumer banking and wealth management at DBS. 

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