(18 August 2026 – Singapore) United Overseas Bank (UOB) has appointed Tan Choon Hin as head of ASEAN and Greater China, effective 1 September 2026.
Tan, currently the bank’s deputy chief risk officer, will join UOB’s management executive committee in the new role.
Tan will oversee UOB’s regional business across seven markets — its fully owned subsidiaries in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and mainland China, as well as branches in Hong Kong and Taiwan — working closely with country CEOs and local management teams. He will also take on responsibility for UOB’s foreign direct investment advisory unit, which has supported more than 300 cross-border expansion plans in the past six months, with projected investments of S$5.6bn.
Tan brings over 30 years of banking, credit, and risk management experience across ASEAN and Greater China. He joined UOB in 2012 as head of group credit (retail), later led group business banking, served as CEO of UOB Thailand from 2016, and was appointed deputy chief risk officer in 2024.