The China Awards Programme is managed by a highly professional team of research analysts in Asian Banker Research, with an outstanding expertise of the retail banking industry in China. Their work will be supervised and verified by our distinguished panel of international judges, consisting of prominent and highly respected individuals in the financial services industry.

Dr Malcolm Knight Vice-Chairman, Deutsche Bank

Mr Philippe Paillart Mr Philippe Paillart was formerly vice chairman and CEO of DBS Bank and a pioneer in the retail banking industry in the Asia Pacific region, having served at senior management levels at Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank. Prior to his appointment with DBS, Paillart was Chairman, President and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company, and President of Ford Financial Services Group.

Mr Wilson Chia Wilson Chia was a highly seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was the Regional Head of Consumer Banking for South East Asia with Standard Chartered Bank. Wilson joined Standard Chartered in a number of senior positions in Cards, Marketing & Sales, Distribution, Product Management, SME and Premier Banking. He was appointed as Country Head, Consumer Banking, Singapore in 1997. In 2004, he was awarded the Best Retail Banker of the Year 2003 by The Asian Banker.

Mr Stuart Green Stuart manages Interbrand's business interests across the Asia Pacific region in his role as regional CEO. He has 25 years of international experience in brand management and design working across Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Mr Green takes an intentionally pragmatic approach to creating and managing brands, believing that the ultimate barometer for brand effectiveness is in the end-user experience.

Mr Ian Johnston Chief Executive Asia Pacific, SWIFT