The new COO, who will be joining in mid-September, is taking the helm from a predecessor who is leaving the firm.

Bank of Singapore has appointed former Credit Suisse senior figure Jacky Ang as global chief operating officer to succeed Sonjoy Phukan who will be leaving the bank to pursue other interests.

Ang, due to join on 13 September, will report to chief executive officer Jason Moo.

A Singaporean, Ang was previously Southeast Asia COO at Credit Suisse. Concurrently, he was the Singapore branch manager and head of wealth management.

With more than 26 years of experience in corporate governance, new business development and wealth management services, Ang has worked in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. 

From 2006 to 2011, he helped Credit Suisse expand its regional footprint and product offerings across Asia as the head of new business, Asia-Pacific. This included establishing its branch in Mumbai, India, as well as its China onshore joint venture with Founder Securities. Ang was then responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Singapore branch at the Swiss bank. 

Ang graduated from the University of London with a bachelor’s degree in economics (banking and finance). He was a graduate of the Asian Financial Leadership Programme in 2016.

Outgoing COO
Phukan joined BoS in 2017 as global COO. 

“I would like to thank Sonjoy for his invaluable contributions to the bank over the last six years. He has been instrumental in driving our transformation efforts which have added scale and scope for franchise. We greatly appreciate Sonjoy’s dedication and leadership in building our business and wish him well in his future endeavours,” Moo said. 

In March, WealthBriefingAsia exclusively reported that Ranjit Khanna had joined Bank of Singapore as its Global Market head of Middle East and chief executive of its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Branch.