Bank of Singapore Appoints Veteran Banker to Lead Dubai Business

Bank of Singapore Appoints Veteran Banker to Lead Dubai Business

Bank of Singapore has appointed veteran private banker Lim Leong Guan to lead its Dubai business. The OCBC-owned wealth manager accelerates a global push into the ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) segment.

Lim Leong Guan, who has spent 35 years in private banking and joined Bank of Singapore in 2020, will become Head of Private Banking, Middle East, South Asia & International from July 1 and, subject to regulatory approval, Chief Executive of the Dubai International Financial Centre branch. The appointment places one of the bank’s most senior executives in a market it now views as a strategic hub alongside Singapore and Hong Kong.

The move comes as the bank targets 30% growth in global UHNW assets under management by 2028. The press release cites Capgemini’s World Wealth Report 2026, which said the UHNW population grew 9.4% in 2025, making it the fastest-growing wealth segment for a second consecutive year.

Bank of Singapore said Lim will work alongside Rickie Chan, who oversees Greater China and North Asia, and incoming ASEAN private banking head Vi Sun Yang to drive the bank’s UHNW strategy across its core markets.

Track record in intermediaries and family offices

Lim most recently served as Global Head of Financial Intermediaries, Family Office and Wealth Advisory and interim Global Head of Investment Solutions Group. The bank said assets under management from the financial intermediaries segment more than doubled in two years under his leadership, while initiatives such as the Bank of Singapore Family Office Catalyst, launched in 2025, were aimed at helping wealthy clients professionalise wealth management structures that could evolve into single-family offices.

Before joining Bank of Singapore, Lim spent 25 years at UBS Wealth Management, including roles as Asia-Pacific head of wealth planning and Singapore head of investment products and services.

FIM leadership passes to Annabelle Chow

As part of the reshuffle, Annabelle Chow (picture below) will become the global segment lead for the bank’s financial intermediaries business, reporting to Vi Sun Yang. Chow, who joined the bank in 2016, helped build the FIM business and oversaw a tripling of the team across Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai in the past three years, according to the bank.
The bank also highlighted the launch of FIM Alternatives Select, a platform developed with iCapital that gives intermediary partners access to more than 1,600 funds from over 600 asset managers.

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«Appointing him to lead the Dubai team underscores its importance as a key hub alongside Singapore and Hong Kong,» Bank of Singapore CEO Jason Moo said of Lim’s appointment.
Bank of Singapore is the private banking subsidiary of OCBC and serves wealthy clients across Asia, Greater China, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and other international markets.