The Asian Banker Achievement Award for the Asia Pacific Region 2006 
                              
                            
                               
                              
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      Award received by
                                     Mr Jiang Jianqing, chairman and executive director, Industrial and  Commercial Bank  of China Award presented by
                                     H.E. Dr. Boediono,  Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                     
                                   
                               
                               
                             
                           
                          
                            The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry by country
                            
                             
                              The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in China 
                              
                            
                               
                              
                                
                                  
                                    
                                       Award received by
                                      Mr Jiang Jianqing,  chairman and executive director, Industrial and Commercial Bank of  China
                                      
                                        Award presented by
                                      H.E. Dr. Boediono,  Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                     
                                   
                               
                               
                             
                           
                          
                            
                              The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in India 
                            
                            
                               
                              
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      Award received by
                                      Mr Aditya Puri, managing director, HDFC Bank
                                 
                                      
                                      Award presented by
                                      H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                     
                                   
                               
                               
                             
                           
                          
                            
                               The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Indonesia
                            
                            
                               
                              
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      Award received by
                                       Mr Agus Martowardojo  president director, Bank Mandiri
                                 
                                        
                                        Award received by
                                       H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                     
                                   
                               
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Malaysia 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                  
                                    
                                       Award received by
                                      Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz, president and chief executive officer, Maybank
                                     
                                      
                                      Award presented by
                                     H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                      
                                    
                                  
                             
                           
                          
                          
                           
                            The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Philippines(Joint Award) 
                            
                           
                          
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                    Award received by
                                    Ms Teresita Sy-Coson  chairperson, Equitable PCI
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                    Award received by
                                    Mr Nestor Tan  president, Banco De Oro
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Singapore 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                    Award received by
                                    Mr David Conner chief executive officer, OCBC Group
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Thailand 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Award received by
                                   Dr Vichit Suraphongchai, chairman of the executive committee, Siam Commercial Bank 
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Vietnam 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                    Award received by
                                    Mr Ly Xuan Hai,  chief executive officer, Asia Commercial Bank
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   H.E. Dr. Boediono; Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                            The Asian Banker Skills-based Achievement Awards
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                Cash Management 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                    Award received by
                                   Mr Lawrence Webb,  head, Payments and Cash Management, Asia Pacific, HSBC
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   Dr Mulyani Indrawati,  Minister of Finance, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                The Asian Banker Achievement Award for Cash Management 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Award received by
                                   Mr Wong Ban Suan,  managing director and head of Group Central Treasury Unit, DBS Bank, Singapore
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   Dr Mulyani Indrawati,  Minister of Finance, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                Investment Banking 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Award received by
                                    Mr Liu Erh-Fei, managing director and chairman, China Region, Merrill Lynch
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   Dr Mulyani Indrawati,  Minister of Finance, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                Technology and Operations 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Award received by
                                   Mr Pravir Vohra, chief technology officer, ICICI Bank, India
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   Dr Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                Islamic Finance 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                    Award received by
                                    Mr Salman Younis, managing director, Kuwait Finance House
                                   
                                    
                                    ward presented by
                                   Dr Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                The Asian Banker Achievement Award for Women in the Financial Services Industry 2006 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                    Award received by
                                    Ms Teresita Sy-Coson chairperson, Equitable PCI
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by 
                                   Dr Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
                                The Asian Banker Lifetime Achievement Award 2006 
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Award received by
                                   Mr Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata,  vice chairman, corporate vice-chairman of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, former president of the Bankers' Association of the Philippines, former Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981-1986), former Minister of Finance (1970 to 1986)
                                   
                                    
                                    Award presented by
                                   H.E. Dr. Boediono,  Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                            
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                                    Winner of The Asian Banker Achievement Award for Australia
                                   Dr David Morgan,  chief executive officer, Westpac Banking Corporation
                                   
                                   Click here to read the text of Dr David Morgan's video message
                                   
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                          
                          
                           
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Winner of The Asian Banker Award for Excellence in Financial Supervision
                                     Dr John Laker, chairman, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australia
                                   
                                    
                                    Click here to read the text of Dr John Laker's video message
                          
                                    
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                          
                          
                             
                                More Awards Ceremony Photos 
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                  
                             
                                
                                  
                                     Dr Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia congratulating the award winners during her speech at the gala dinner
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                
                               
                                
                                   Aditya Puri, managing director, HDFC Bank, India making his acceptance speech after receiving The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in India
                                 
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Agus Martowardojo, president director, Bank Mandiri, thanking his staff after accepting The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Indonesia
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                             
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                    
                                       Dr Vichit Suraphongchai, chairman of the executive committee, Siam Commercial Bank making his acceptance speech after receiving The Leadership Achievement Award for the Financial Services Industry in Thailand
                                     
                                 
                               
                              
                             
                           
                          
                              
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata, vice chairman, corporate vice-chairman of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., former president of the Bankers' Association of the Philippines, former Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981-1986), former Minister of Finance (1970 to 1986), speaking after receiving The Asian Banker Lifetime Achievement Awards 2006.
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                  
                                     Dr Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia accepting a token of appreciation from William Seidman, chairman, The Asian Banker Summit Advisory Council & former chairman, U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for being a guest of honour at the awards ceremony
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                   
                                   William Seidman, chairman, The Asian Banker Summit Advisory Council & former chairman, U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. presenting a token of appreciation to H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia after the awards presentation ceremony
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                              
                               
                              
                             
                               All the awards winners on stage together
                              
                                 
                                 
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              Guests getting comfortable at the start of the gala dinner
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                              Famous local Indonesian children choir entertaining the crowd with their beautiful voices and folk songs
                          
                          
                         
                          
                           
                          
                              Indonesian cultural dance performance was one of the entertainment programmes for the gala dinner
                          
                          
                          
                          
                              Guests registering at the counter for the Achievement Awards gala dinner
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                              Guests networking and enjoying cocktails
                          
                         
                          
                         
                              Guests listening attentively to the speech by Dr Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
                          
                         
                          
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                   
                                   The master of ceremony welcoming over 250 guests to the Awards gala dinner
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                   
                                   Beautiful ice carving at the entrance to the gala dinner hall
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                              
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                   
                                   Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata, Vice Chairman, Corporate Vice-Chairman of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, recipient of The Asian Banker Lifetime Achievement Awards 2006 chatting with one of the guests during dinner
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                              
                           
                          
                            
                           
                               For more information on the awards programme, please contact:
 
                               Foo Boon Ping
                               
bpfoo@theasianbanker.com 
                               Tel: (65) 6236 6523