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  • James Chen joined CTBC Bank in 1999 from ABN Amro Taipei, where he had been a senior executive for institutional banking. Between 1999 and 2007 he held various management positions in institutional banking, before becoming chief executive of the department and then being promoted to be CTBC’s president in 2011. He offers Asiamoney his thoughts for the future of his firm and the region.
  • Piyush Gupta joined DBS from Citi in November 2009 to help the Singapore bank expand across Asia. He came with 27 years of experience across all types of banking, mostly spent in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. He tells Asiamoney how DBS intends to flourish in an Asian Century.
  • Nazir Razak neatly fits our 25th anniversary, joining CIMB in 1989 as an entry level corporate finance executive. He moved to the institutional equities desk in 1993, became deputy CEO in 1996 and full CEO three years later. Razak tells Asiamoney how CIMB’s rapid growth has left it well equipped to benefit from a growing region.
  • Budi Gunadi Sadikin has been president director of Bank Mandiri since April 2013. He explains to Asiamoney how the bank built itself from a bad debt-ridden laggard in 2005 to an institution with aspirations to be Southeast Asia’s leading bank by 2020.
  • As president of Banco de Oro and now BDO Unibank for 16 years, Nestor Tan brings a long term view to the country’s fast-evolving economy. He spent 17 years working in New York and London before joining BDO in June 1997. He gives Asiamoney his views on the Philippines’ potential, and BDO’s plans to become a regional player.
  • Mike Smith knows a thing or two about Asia. Indeed, a principal reason he was appointed chief executive of ANZ in 2007 was his extensive knowledge of the region. He tells Asiamoney how his local rivals will need to follow in ANZ’s footsteps.