The Asian Banker Industry Achievement Awards

The Asian Banker Lifetime Achievement Award

The lifetime achievement award is in recognition of the august personalities who have defined banking in their countries, and whose influence and thought Industry in financial services has outgrown their respective markets. It celebrates vision, passion, and performance.

This award was presented by Senator Paul Sarbanes, author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and formerChairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Mr David Eldon, former chairman, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and current chairman, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.

Award received by
Anil Khandelwal, former Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Baroda, India

The Asian Banker Regional Industry Awards

The regional Industry awards celebrate vision and achievement in four key areas that are crucial for annual recognition. They represent the core top-level values of financial services--Industry, governance, and transparency--that are needed on a constant basis in financial services and are awarded annually. In addition, there is another award that takes the previous criteria but focuses specifically on a particular group of individuals that provide the most powerful source of ideas and passion: women in the financial services industry.

These awards were presented by Senator Paul Sarbanes, author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and former chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Mr David Eldon, former chairman, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and current chairman, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.

The Asian Banker Achievement Award For Women in the Financial Services Industry 2007

Award received by
Kannikar Chalitaporn, President, Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Regulation in the Financial Services Industry 2007

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Award received by
Joseph Yam, Chief Executive Officer,The Hong Kong Monetary Authority

The Asian Banker Award for The Most Admired Board in the Financial Services Industry 2007

DBS

Award received by
Wong Yit San, Chief Executive Officer, Vietnam & Indochina, DBS

The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Awards

The young banker awards are all about youth, passion, achievement, and identifying the leading bankers who will some day be the senior leaders in financial services who will take the industry to the next level. The programme identified 50 young leaders and named a regional winner, as well as 17 coutnry level winners.

The regional award was presented by Senator Paul Sarbanes, author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and former Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Mr David Eldon, former chairman, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and current chairman, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority. The awards for country winners were presented by Sir George Mathewson, former chairman, the Royal Bank of Scotland and currently chairman, Toscafund.

Certificate for the cohort of the 50 outstanding young bankers of the Asia Pacific and Gulf region present in Hanoi were given by Philip Strause, International Resource director, The Asian Banker, former head, Financial Institutions Practice, Asia Pacific, Deloitte & Touche, and David Eldon, chairman, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.

Asia Pacific Region

Award received by
Piya Sosothikul, Head of Provincial Commercial Lending, Bangkok Bank

Gulf Region

Award received by
Ala Eraiqat, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi

Certificate received by
Ramzi Sabboury, Head of Marketing and Product Development, Commercial Bank of Kuwait

Certificate received by
Raed Abdullah Al Haqhaq, Senior General Manager ?Banking Group, Burgan Bank

Bangladesh

Award received by
Saifuddin M. Naser, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BRAC Bank Afghanistan and Bangladesh

Certificate received by
Mohammad Asheque Moyeed, Director and Head of Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Bank

Brunei

Award received by
Tareq Muhmood, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC

Certificate received by
Nicholas Chin, Manager, Consumer Credit Risk, HSBC Brunei

China

Award received by
Cao Tong, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, China CITIC Bank

Certificate received by
Phang Yew Kiat, Deputy CEO, Head of Consumer Bank, China Bohai Bank

Certificate received by
John Thang, Managing Director and Co-Head of Fixed Income Sales, NE Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

Certificate received by
Lisa Wang, Managing Director, Head of Local Corporates, Standard Chartered Bank (China)

Certificate received by
Louise Vogler, Senior Credit Officer, East China Client Relationship, Standard Chartered Bank (China)

Certificate received by
Lin Zhihong, Managing Director of Trade Finance and Cash Management, China Minsheng Bank

Hong Kong

Award received by
Weber Lo, Chief Executive Officer and Country Business Manager, Citibank Global Consumer Group

India

Certificate received by
Anup Bagchi, Executive Director, ICICI Securities

Indonesia

Award received by
Ali Yong, Transaction and Services director, Danamon Bank

Japan

Award received by
Simon Yoo, Managing Director Investment Banking Division, Nikko Citigroup

Certificate received by
Sakakibara Kazuya, Investment Products Marketing Division Manager, eBANK Corporation

Certificate received by
Yamasaki Jin, General Manager of Direct Banking, Shinsei Bank

Korea

Award received by
Kang Weon-Kyeong, Team Manager, Hana Bank blue Club

Certificate received by
Sebastian Arcuri, Senior EVP & Head of Personal Financial Services, HSBC South Korea

Malaysia

Award received by
Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Bank

Certificate received by
Annis Sheikh Mohamed, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Kuwait Finance House

Philippines

Award received by
Raffy Algarra, Treasurer, Security Bank

Singapore

Award received by
Elaine Heng Yin Xuan, Head of Group CEO Office and former General Manager of Lending in Singapore, Standard Chartered Bank

Certificate received by
Victor Lee, General Manager SME Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

Certificate received by
Asif Raza, Managing Director and Head of Trade and Logistics Management, JPMorgan

Sri Lanka

Award received by
Indrajit Wickramasinghe, Head of Retail Banking, National Development Bank, Sri Lanka

Certificate received by
Dushan Lawrence Casie Chetty, Associate Director - Origination & Client Coverage, Wholesale Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

Taiwan

Award received by
Mark Wuscher, Director, Head of Cash and Trade Sales, Global Transaction Services, Citi Markets and Banking

Thailand

Award received by
Piya Sosothikul, Head of Provincial Commercial Lending, Bangkok Bank

Certificate received by
Songpol Chevapanyaroj, Banker/Financial Advisor, Kasikorn Bank

Certificate received by
Roy Gunara, Head of Consumer Banking, Bank of Ayudhya

Vietnam

Award received by
Do Minh Toan, Head of Commercial Banking Division, Asia Commercial Bank

Certificate received by
Nguyen Van Tuan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Vietcombank

Certificate received by
Bui Tan Tai, Executive Vice President, Asia Commercial Bank

The Asian Banker Regional Business Achievement Awards

The regional business awards are not focussed on individuals but designed to recognise excellence in specific business lines and the teams that run these businesses. As the strengths and achievements of these teams change from year to year, as well as the visions of those running the divisions, the award is an important recognition of who has their fingers most firmly on the pulse of the industry at any given time.

These Awards were presented by Mr Kaspar Villiger, former President and former Finance Minister of Switzerland, and current Director, Swiss Re, and Mr David Eldon, former Chairman, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and current Chairman, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Cash Management 2007

Standard Chartered Bank

Award received by
Chris Furness, Group Head of Cash Management, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Treasury 2007

HSBC

Award received by
Anita Fung, Treasurer & Head of Global Markets, Asia Pacific, HSBC

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Trade Finance 2007

JPMorgan Chase

Award received by
Asif Raza, Managing Director and Head of Trade and Logistics Management, JPMorgan Chase

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Risk Management 2007

ANZ, Australia

Award received by
Nick Dean, Chief Technology Officer
Hong Van Chu, Head of Operating Risk & Complaince, Vietnam

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Islamic Finance 2007

Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia

Award received by
Selamat Sirat, Head of Operations, Al Rajhi Bank - Malaysia.

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Corporate and Investment Banking 2007

JPMorgan Chase

Award received by
Dominic Price, Managing Director & Senior Country Officer, Vietnam

The Asian Banker Award for Achievement in Technology/Operations

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Award received by
Sally Mitchell, general manager, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

The Asian Banker Supporting Industry Awards

The supporting industry award recognises the vital function that services like placement agencies give to the financial services industry. With the lack of talent often being the most significant inhibiting factor to the strongest banks' ability to grow, the support function is critical to an institution's success.

The award was presented by Mr Kaspar Villiger, former president and former Finance Minister of Switzerland and current Director, Swiss Re, and Mr David Eldon, former chairman, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and current chairman, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.

The Asian Banker Achievement Award for Executive Search to the Commercial Banking Industry 2007

Robert Walters

Award received by
Kevin Gibson, Managing Director, Tokyo and Osaka, Robert Walters

Winners' group photo

All the winners of The Asian Banker Achievement Awards taking a group photo after the awards ceremony.

More Awards Ceremony Photos


Senator Paul Sarbanes, author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and former chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs speaking with Emmanuel Daniel, president and editor-in-chief, The Asian Banker before the gala dinner.	Sir George Mathewson, former chairman, the Royal Bank of Scotland and chairman, Toscafund delivering the opening speech for The Asian Banker Achievement Awards ceremony gala dinner.


Desmond Holmes, managing director of Business Development (Banking), Qatar Financial Centre Authority, making a speech during the awards ceremony.	Stephen Kowal, global client director, global customer solutions, Enterprise, CommScope, making a speech during the awards ceremony

For more information on the awards programme, please contact:

Mr Arun Mambully
Editorial and Research Director
amambully@theasianbanker.com