The Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Awards  
  The Winners of the Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Awards 2006-2009  
 
 
 
  • Leadership
    Achievement Awards
  • Promising Young
    Banker Awards
  • Leadership Awards
    by Country
  • Strongest
    Banks

  Lifetime Achievement

2008 Wee Cho Yaw, Chairman, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore  
2008 Dr Zhou Xiaochuan and the People’s Bank of China  
2008 Tan Sri Amirsham A. Aziz, Maybank, Malaysia  
2007 Anil Khandelwal, former Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Baroda, India  
2006 Mr Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata, Vice Chairman, Corporate Vice-Chairman of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and former Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981-1986)  
2005 David Eldon, Former Chairman, HSBC  
2005 Dr Ishrat Husain, Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan  

  Regulation in the Financial Services Industry

2009 The China Banking Regulatory Commission, Republic of China
2008 Monetary Authority of Singapore  
2007 Joseph Yam, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Monetary Authority  
2006 Dr John Laker, Chairman, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority  

  Most Admired Regulator Outside the Asia Pacific and Gulf Regions

2008 The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada  

  Most Admired Leader Outside the Asia Pacific and Gulf Regions

2008 Dick Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo           

  Most Admired Board in the Financial Services Industry

2008 HSBC  
2007 DBS Singapore      

  Achievement Award for Women in the Financial Services Industry

2007 Kannikar Chalitaporn, President, Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand  
2006 Teresita Sy-Coson, Chairperson, Equitable PCI          



























  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for the Asia Pacific Region

2007 Piya Sosothikul, Head of Provincial Commercial Lending, Bangkok Bank  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for the Gulf Region

2007 Ala’a Eraiqat, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Bangladesh

2007 Saifuddin M. Naser, Managing Director and CEO, BRAC Bank Afghanistan and Bangladesh  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Brunei

2007 Tareq Muhmood, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for China

2007 Cao Tong, Deputy CEO, China CITIC Bank  

The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Hong Kong

2007 Weber Lo, Chief Executive Officer and Country Business Manager, Citibank Global Consumer Group  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Indonesia

2007 Ali Yong, Transaction and Services Director, Danamon Bank  

The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Japan

2007 Simon Yoo, Managing Director Investment Banking Division, Nikko Citigroup  

The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Korea

2007 Kang Weon-Kyeong, Team Manager, Hana Bank Gold Club  

The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Malaysia

2007 Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Philippines

2007 Raffy Algarra, Treasurer, Security Bank   

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Singapore

2007 Elaine Heng Yin Xuan, Head of Group CEO Office and former General Manager of Lending in Singapore, Standard Chartered Bank  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Sri Lanka

2007 Indrajit Wickramasinghe, Head of Retail Banking, National Development Bank  

  The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Taiwan

2007 Mark Wuscher, Director, Head of Cash and Trade Sales, Global Transaction Services, Citi Markets and Banking          

The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Thailand

2007 Piya Sosothikul, Head of Provincial Commercial Lending, Bangkok Bank  

The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Vietnam

2007 Do Minh Toan, Head of Commercial Banking Division, Asia Commercial Bank  





































The Leadership Achievement Awards are designed to recognise the tactical skills of leaders, based on specific achievements over a timeframe of three years that demonstrate the ability to apply high professional standards in response to challenges in a fast changing market place. Since the year 2006, these awards are only determined every three years.

  Asia Pacific Region

2006 Jiang Jianqing, Chairman and Executive Director, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China  
2005 John McFarlane, Chief Executive Officer, Australia New Zealand Bank  
2005 Guo Shuqing, Chairman, China Construction Bank  

  Australia

2006 Dr David Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Westpac Banking Corporation  
2005 John McFarlane, Chief Executive Officer, Australia New Zealand Bank  

  Bangladesh

2009 K Mahmood Sattar, Managing Director, The City Bank

  China

2006 Jiang Jianqing, Chairman and Executive Director, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China  
2005 Guo Shuqing, Chairman, China Construction Bank  

  Hong Kong

2006 Dr the Hon. Sir David Li Kwok-po, Chairman, Bank of East Asia  
2005 He Guangbei, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of China  

  India

2009 OP Bhatt, Chairman and the State Bank of India
2006 Aditya Puri, Managing Director, HDFC Bank  
2005 K.V. Kamath, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank  

  Indonesia

2009 Agus Martowardojo, President Director, Bank Mandiri
2006 Agus Martowardojo, President Director, Bank Mandiri  
2005 Djohan Emir Setijoso, President Director, Bank Central Asia  

  Japan

2006 Maeda Terunobu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mizuho Financial Group  
2005 Nobuo Kuroyanagi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Group  

  Korea

2006 Ra Eung Chan, Chairman, Shinhan Financial Group  
2005 Kang Chung Won, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kookmin Bank  

  Malaysia

2006 Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Maybank  
2005 The Hong Piow, Chairman, Public Bank  

  Pakistan

2009 Atif Bajwa, President and CEO of MCB Bank
2006 Syed Ali Raza, Chairman and President, National Bank of Pakistan  
2005 Zakir Mahmoud, President and Chief Executive Officer, Habib Bank  

  Philippines

2009 Aurelio Montinola III, CEO, Bank of the Philippine Islands
2006 Teresita Sy-Coson, Chairperson, Equitable PCI and Nestor Tan, President, Banco De Oro (Joint Award)  
2005 Aurelio Montinola III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of the Philippine Islands  

  Singapore

2009 David Conner, Chief Executive Officer, OCBC
2006 David Conner, Chief Executive Officer, OCBC  
2005 David Conner, Chief Executive Officer, OCBC  

  Sri Lanka

2009 Rajendrah Theagarajah, CEO of Hatton National Bank

  Taiwan

2006 Tsai Hong-tu, Chairman, Cathay Financial Holdings  
2005 Joseph Lyu, Former Chairman, Bank of Taiwan  

  Thailand

2009 Banthoon Lamsam, Chief Executive Officer, KASIKORNBANK
2006 Dr Vichit Suraphongchai, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Siam Commercial Bank  
2006 Chartsiri Sophonpanich, President, Bangkok Bank  

  Vietnam

2009 Ly Xuan Hai, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Commercial Bank
2006 Ly Xuan Hai, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Commercial Bank  
2005 Vu Viet Ngoan, Chief Executive Officer, Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank)  










































Based on a scorecard, The Strongest Banks are determined annually based on their financial performance over a timeframe of three years.

  Asia Pacific

2009 State Bank of India

  Australia

2009 Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  Bangladesh

2009 The City Bank

  China

2009 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

  India

2009 State Bank of India

  Indonesia

2009 Bank Mandiri

  Malaysia

2009 CIMB

  Pakistan

2009 MCB Bank

  Philippines

2009 Bank of the Philippine Islands

  Singapore

2009 OCBC

  Sri Lanka

2009 Hatton National Bank

  Taiwan

2009 Fubon Financial Holdings

  Thailand

2009 Kasikornbank

  Vietnam

2009 Asia Commercial Bank
































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Mr Peter Hoflich
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Email: phoflich@theasianbanker.com


 
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