Strategy & Practice Management

Arab Banking Corporation hires new head of Asia

Bahrain-based Bank ABC (Arab Banking Corporation) has appointed Patrick Tan as general manager of its Singapore branch and Head of Asia.

In this role, he will have overall responsibility for leading the bank’s business in Singapore and East Asia across all wholesale banking, treasury and financial markets products. He will work closely with other product lines and geography teams in the Bank ABC Group.

Tan has more than 20 years of regional banking experience at senior levels with international banks. He has covered the Asia Pacific region, with focus on corporate and investment banking with large conglomerates and multinational companies. 

Earlier this year, the Monetary Authority of Singapore granted Bank ABC an in-principle approval to operate a wholesale bank branch in Singapore. 

The bank said it plans to officially launch the branch shortly.