• Gatekeeper for data privacy and protection• Key member of implementation committee for the bank's PDPA Compliance Project

• Responsible for managing the Singapore Legal team and ensuring consistent application and adoption of legislation and policies• Provide strategic advice, deliver cost effective legal support & drive initiatives to reduce legal risk• Provide accurate assessment of real risk by acquiring a deep understanding of the business; recommend practical and effective techniques to manage that risk• Educate, explain and obtain buy in to implement the recommended legal risk management… Show more • Responsible for managing the Singapore Legal team and ensuring consistent application and adoption of legislation and policies• Provide strategic advice, deliver cost effective legal support & drive initiatives to reduce legal risk• Provide accurate assessment of real risk by acquiring a deep understanding of the business; recommend practical and effective techniques to manage that risk• Educate, explain and obtain buy in to implement the recommended legal risk management solution• Member of industry forums such as Legal standing committee of the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), ad hoc committees of ABS, Financial Services Committee of Singapore International Chamber of Commerce• Member of management teams of ANZ Singapore, Singapore Retail and Regional Retail business units• People management: achieved consistently highest engagement score amongst the bank’s legal teams throughout the region, and highest amongst all departments in the bank’s Singapore branch. Ability to motivate and engender loyalty amongst team members with current direct report staying 10 years• Create and maintain a culture of high team morale with a focus on legal risk management and change management, by coaching, developing and engaging team members• Singapore legal lead for the sale of the ANZ Retail and Wealth business to DBS Show less

**Joined via ANZ's acquisition of RBS' Retail & Commercial business in May 2010**• Provide legal support & guidance to country & regional retail banking, wealth management, lending, HR by ensuring:i) transactional support & management of legal riskii) advice in respect of, transactions, initiatives & disputes iii) vetting, drafting & negotiating legal documentationiv) review of new product plansv) delivery of cost effective legal services• Product development… Show more **Joined via ANZ's acquisition of RBS' Retail & Commercial business in May 2010**• Provide legal support & guidance to country & regional retail banking, wealth management, lending, HR by ensuring:i) transactional support & management of legal riskii) advice in respect of, transactions, initiatives & disputes iii) vetting, drafting & negotiating legal documentationiv) review of new product plansv) delivery of cost effective legal services• Product development and standardisation – advise business units in developing new products, changing existing products or product related systems, and creating/updating standard templates• Embedded in industry forums (ABS Committees) & internal management teams• Engage external legal counsel, where essential; manage & monitor performance/cost of legal services• Assume guiding role in strategic legal & policy issues and best practices. Increase visibility of the legal function with business units• Ensure positive client experience on accessibility, usefulness of advice, ability of lawyers to be seen as part of the business team• Drive initiatives relevant to the reduction of legal risk• Training/awareness - update management & staff of relevant legal developments• Contribute to a culture of compliance by establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with Compliance & other control functions• Participate in regular country and regional legal meetings/calls• Actively manage and develop one direct report Show less

**Joined via RBS' acquisition of ABN AMRO's Retail & Commercial business in Nov 2008**• Provide legal support & guidance to RBS Retail Banking & Wealth Management, ABN AMRO Private Clients, RBS Commercial Banking, lending, IT, property services & HR by ensuring:i) transactional support & management of legal riskii) advice in respect of, transactions, initiatives & disputes iii) vetting, drafting & negotiating legal documentationiv) review of new product… Show more **Joined via RBS' acquisition of ABN AMRO's Retail & Commercial business in Nov 2008**• Provide legal support & guidance to RBS Retail Banking & Wealth Management, ABN AMRO Private Clients, RBS Commercial Banking, lending, IT, property services & HR by ensuring:i) transactional support & management of legal riskii) advice in respect of, transactions, initiatives & disputes iii) vetting, drafting & negotiating legal documentationiv) review of new product plansv) delivery of cost effective legal services• Product development and standardisation – advise business units in developing new products, changing existing products or product related systems, and creating/updating standard templates• Singapore Legal Workstream lead for the acquisition of ABN AMRO Private Clients by Fortis Bank• Embedded in industry forums (ABS Committees) & internal management teams• Engage external legal counsel, where essential; manage & monitor performance/cost of legal services• Assume guiding role in strategic legal & policy issues and best practices. Increase visibility of the legal function with business units• Ensure positive client experience on accessibility, usefulness of advice, ability of lawyers to be seen as part of the business team• Drive initiatives relevant to the reduction of legal risk• Training/awareness - update management & staff of relevant legal developments• Contribute to a culture of compliance by establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with Compliance & other control functions• Participate in regular country and regional legal meetings/calls• Actively manage and develop one direct report Show less

• Provide legal support & guidance to ABN AMRO Retail Banking & Wealth Management, ABN AMRO Private Clients, ABN AMRO Commercial Banking, lending, IT, property services & HR by ensuring:i) transactional support & management of legal riskii) advice in respect of, transactions, initiatives & disputes iii) vetting, drafting & negotiating legal documentationiv) review of new product plansv) delivery of cost effective legal services• Product development and standardisation –… Show more • Provide legal support & guidance to ABN AMRO Retail Banking & Wealth Management, ABN AMRO Private Clients, ABN AMRO Commercial Banking, lending, IT, property services & HR by ensuring:i) transactional support & management of legal riskii) advice in respect of, transactions, initiatives & disputes iii) vetting, drafting & negotiating legal documentationiv) review of new product plansv) delivery of cost effective legal services• Product development and standardisation – advise business units in developing new products, changing existing products or product related systems, and creating/updating standard templates• Embedded in industry forums (ABS Committees) & internal management teams• Engage external legal counsel, where essential; manage & monitor performance/cost of legal services• Assume guiding role in strategic legal & policy issues and best practices. Increase visibility of the legal function with business units• Ensure positive client experience on accessibility, usefulness of advice, ability of lawyers to be seen as part of the business team• Drive initiatives relevant to the reduction of legal risk• Training/awareness - update management & staff of relevant legal developments• Contribute to a culture of compliance by establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with Compliance & other control functions• Participate in regular country and regional legal meetings/calls• Actively manage and develop one direct report Show less

Negotiated, drafted and vetted corporate and commercial agreements and transactional documentation. Advised local and foreign banks in arrangements involving consumer and retail banking and payment products, joint promotional and co-branding agreements, credit card merchant agreements, e-banking, IT, technology and internet-related agreements and bank operational procedures. Handled credit litigation variously for a bank, department store, international courier and finance company. Also dealt… Show more Negotiated, drafted and vetted corporate and commercial agreements and transactional documentation. Advised local and foreign banks in arrangements involving consumer and retail banking and payment products, joint promotional and co-branding agreements, credit card merchant agreements, e-banking, IT, technology and internet-related agreements and bank operational procedures. Handled credit litigation variously for a bank, department store, international courier and finance company. Also dealt with tenancies, probate, employment matters and court documentation. Show less