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SMBC Appoints Joyce Tee as Head of APAC Corporate Banking

Asia-Pacific
SMBC
Executive Changes

(22 May 2025 – Asia) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has named Joyce Tee as its new Head of Corporate Banking for Asia Pacific, effective 22 May.

Tee steps into the role following the transition of Hideo Uchida to another leadership position within the SMBC Group.

With nearly 30 years of banking experience, Tee most recently served as Managing Director and Head of the Institutional Banking Group at DBS China. Her previous roles include Group Head of SME Banking at DBS, as well as senior positions at OCBC and MetroBank N.A. USA.

She will now lead SMBC’s corporate banking strategy across Asia Pacific, bringing extensive regional and institutional banking expertise to the Japanese megabank.

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