Dato’ Ong Eng Bin

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting & Finance (Second Class Honours), University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Dato’ Ong Eng Bin, a Malaysian, aged 60, joined the Board of Paramount on 1 July 2023.

Dato’ Ong began his career at Pricewaterhouse Malaysia (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia) in 1986. He had an impressive 35-year career at OCBC where he rose through the ranks from a Corporate Banking Officer in 1988 to several leadership roles in different divisions of the bank, including as CEO of OCBC for eight years from August 2014 until his retirement in December 2022.

During his tenure as CEO of OCBC, he was also the Chairman of Pac Lease Berhad and e2 Power Sdn Bhd and a Council Member of the Association of Banks in Malaysia. He was an Adviser to the Chairman of OCBC until 30 June 2023 and an Independent Non-Executive Director of CGC and CBM until 13 October 2023.

Currently, in addition to his directorship in public companies, Dato’ Ong is also a Non-Executive Director of the Asian Banking School and a Council Member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.