Alliance Bank has redesignated its non independent director, Ernest Wong Yuen Weng as the group’s new Deputy Chairman effective April 29. He joined the bank in September 2021.
Wong started his career in 1967 with the Singapore Economic Development Board and later with the Ministry of Finance. In 1972 Mr Wong joined the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Group in Singapore. During his 30 years with the UOB Group, Mr Wong held several key appointments, including 10 years as Group President and as a Member of the UOB Board & its Executive Committee before leaving UOB to join Mediacorp Pte Ltd as its Group CEO and later as Chairman. While at Mediacorp, he remained as a Board Member of the UOB Group, and Chairman of its Audit Committee.
Over the course of his career, he was a Member of the Temasek Advisory Panel for 10 years and served as Board Trustee & Chairman, Investment/Endowment Fund Committee of Nanyang Technological University for 17 years, Board Member of Singapore Health Services (Singapore General Hospital) for 9 years, Board Member of the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and President-Commissioner of Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) TBK. Mr Wong currently serves as Chairman of Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte Ltd, Matt Capital Pte Ltd and A. Menarini Asia-Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd.
