Paul Lim appointed Head of Financial Institutions for Wholesale Banking Singapore

Standard Chartered Bank Singapore announced today the appointment of Paul Lim as the Head of Financial Institutions (FI), Origination Client Coverage, for Wholesale Banking Singapore. Paul takes over from Chew Kim Ling, who moves to Origination and Client Coverage, Southern Asia, after building a strong FI franchise in Singapore. Paul joins from Citibank where he was Head of Global Banking in Citibank N.A., Thailand. Prior to joining Citibank, Paul was with Corporate Banking at Overseas Union Bank Singapore. With more than 17 years of corporate banking experience, Paul’s experience encompasses Debt Capital market and Equitylinked Origination; Project Finance and Structured Finance Transactions; Corporate Advisory and Mergers and Acquisitions; Transactional Banking services and Treasury and Risk management.

Financial Institutions are a key and leading client segment for Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore where the FI business has grown by four times over the past five years. Paul’s responsibilities will include driving the strategy for and growing the FI client portfolio of Wholesale Banking Singapore. Paul will report to Philippe Touati, Head of Origination and Client Coverage Singapore and Ranjan Ghosh, Regional Head of Financial Institutions.
On the appointment, Philippe Touati, said:

“We are excited to have Paul on board as we build on the strength of the team driving our ambitious Wholesale Banking growth plans in Singapore. Financial Institutions are a strategic client group for us. Paul’s experience will be valuable as we look to bring the business to the next level.”