Helen Wong to retire as OCBC CEO; Tan Teck Long named successor

[SINGAPORE] OCBC group chief executive officer Helen Wong will retire on Dec 31, 2025, with Tan Teck Long, the bank’s current head of global wholesale banking, set to take over the top role.

Tan will immediately assume the additional position of deputy CEO, OCBC said in a bourse filing on Friday (Jul 11).

Wong, who joined the bank in February 2020 as deputy president and head of global wholesale banking, was appointed group CEO in April 2021. She had informed the board last year of her intention to retire for family reasons, the bank said.

Following her retirement, Wong will remain as chairman of OCBC China and a director of OCBC Hong Kong.

“The board reluctantly accepted Helen’s request to retire to spend more time with her family,” said OCBC chairman Andrew Lee.

“We thank her for agreeing to stay on to continue providing stewardship as chair of our China board and a director of the Hong Kong board, given her vast experience and deep knowledge of Greater China.”

Shares of OCBC closed 0.9 per cent or S$0.15 higher at S$16.89 on Friday, before the announcement.