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Mr. Soh Kian Tiong
Chief Risk Officer (CRO), DBS Group

Soh Kian Tiong has served as Chief Risk Officer of DBS Group since November 2021, bringing over 25 years of experience in banking and finance. In his previous role as Managing Director & Senior Risk Executive in Hong Kong and Chief Credit Officer for Greater China, he supervised credit and risk functions across the region. Prior to this, he held the position of Global Head for the Financial Institutions Group, overseeing relationships with banks and non-bank financial institutions globally, including those in the US, Europe, and Asia. Additionally, he managed relationships with Singapore government-related entities such as GIC and Temasek. Kian Tiong also served as Credit Risk Head in the Risk Management Group, where he led the implementation of Basel standards and pioneered the use of economic capital and risk appetite frameworks. He holds an MSc from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. In recognition of his industry leadership, he was awarded the IBF Fellow title by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore in 2017.

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