KOPITIAM CHAT WITH FEMALE ROLE MODELS IN FINANCE
FWA thanks Standard Chartered Bank for the kind sponsorship of the venue and lunch.
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Role models play an important role in career development. Role models inspire, challenge, motivate and teach us to uncover our true potential and to overcome our barriers.
FWA’s Kopitiam Chat with Female Role Models in Finance features three female role models from Standard Chartered Bank, sharing their view on career progression, learning points and personal stories. The format of this event will be lively, personal and educational. The Kopitiam Chat series is part of our flagship FWA Male Champions series where our male champions moderate a panel of women from their organisations.
We hope you will join us in what will be an impactful and exclusive engagement series with excellent networking and learning opportunities.
Event Agenda
12.00pm Registration, lunch & networking
12.30pm Opening speech by Standard Chartered Bank & FWA
12.40pm Moderated Panel Discussion
Speakers:
Judy Hsu, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore
Li Hwei Yeo, Chief Operating Officer, Compliance, Standard Chartered Bank
Alison McFadyen, Group Head, Internal Audit, Standard Chartered Bank
Xie Wen, Head of Commercial Banking, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
Moderator:
Neil Barry, Group Head, Compliance
1.10pm Q&A
1.25pm Wrap Up
1.30pm Close of event
Panelists’ & Moderator’s Bios
JUDY HSU
CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore
As Chief Executive Officer, Judy is responsible for steering the business development and execution of strategy for Standard Chartered Singapore. With a history of 157 years in Singapore, the franchise is deeply rooted and serves large base of clients across Retail and Private Banking and Commercial and Institutional Banking.
Prior to this role, Judy spent 6 years as Group Head of Wealth Management. She led the strategic development and management of the bank’s wealth management solutions which includes investment funds, markets instruments and insurance. Under her leadership, the bank transformed the business to a fully advisory led and “best of breed” proposition leveraging on the bank’s strong global research and due diligence capabilities.
Prior to joining Standard Chartered end of 2009, Judy spent 18 years in Citibank in various leadership positions in wealth management, distribution and segment management. Her last role in Citibank was the Regional Head of Retail Bank Asia Pacific and Country Business Manager, International Personal Banking.
Judy holds a Bachelor degree in Microbiology and a MBA in Finance from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
LI HWEI YEO
Chief Operating Officer, Compliance, Standard Chartered Bank
Yeo Li Hwei was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Compliance at Standard Chartered in September 2015.
She is based in Singapore and is responsible for managing the operational excellence programme, budget, communication and People Agenda for the Compliance Function.
Before taking up the role as Chief Operating Officer, Li Hwei was Chief of Staff to the Group Head, Legal & Compliance, Client Segments & Technology. She has also held the Business Planning Manager roles within the Compliance and Business Finance functions. Prior to joining the Bank, Li Hwei was Vice President, Productivity & Quality Programme at JP Morgan Chase and Business Consulting Manager at Accenture.
Li Hwei received her Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. She is married with two daughters.
ALISON MCFADYEN
Group Head, Internal Audit, Standard Chartered Bank
Alison McFadyen has been Group Head, Internal Audit since 1 January 2016, based in London. Prior to this role, Alison was in New York, responsible for a Financial Crime Compliance programme.
Alison joined Standard Chartered in 1999 and has held several senior leadership roles including Chief Executive Officer, Jersey, Head of Governance Middle East, Europe, Africa and Americas and Chief Operating Officer, Private Banking.
Alison is a keen supporter of the Goal programme, which is aimed at empowering adolescent girls from low-income communities with the skills they need to make informed life choices. Through a combination of sports and life skills training, Goal aims to empower and equip adolescent girls with the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to be integral economic leaders in their families, communities and societies. Alison is also a global sponsor for LGBT and Allies in Standard Chartered.
Alison has a keen interest in theatre and opera. She is chair of the board for Kali Theatre Company, an award winning theatre group, which specialises in presenting works by South Asian women.
XIE WEN
Head of Commerical Banking, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
Xie Wen is the Head of Commercial Banking of Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited ("Standard Chartered China"), and Deputy CEO of of Standard Chartered Bank of China.
Xie Wen joined Standard Chartered Bank in 1997 and has held several global and regional senior management roles. She was the Chief Risk Officer of Standard Chartered Bank China (Nov 2014-Oct 2015), the Global Chief Operating Officer for the Consumer Banking Risk function (Oct 2013-Oct 2014), Consumer Banking Chief Risk Officer for the East Regions and North East Asia Regional Credit Officer Singapore (Jul 2009-Oct 2013), and the Chief Risk Officer for Standard Chartered Bank Singapore (Nov 2007-Jul 2009). Xie Wen is widely respected within the banking industry and with the regulators as an experienced banker and a seasoned Risk Management professional, with a strong track record of leadership and execution capabiilty. In her current role as the Head of Commercial Banking China, Xie Wen is dedicated to the execution of Group Strategy and aspires to build a scalable and profitable business that is recognized as the international bank of choice for the fast growing and internationalizing Commercial Clients in China.
Xie Wen holds a Ph.D degree in Industrial and System Engineering from National University of Singapore. She is married with one daughter.
NEIL BARRY
Group Head, Compliance, Standard Chartered Bank
Neil Barry was appointed Group Head, Compliance at Standard Chartered in September 2015. He is based in London and is responsible for setting and implementing the vision, strategy, direction and leadership for the global Compliance Function, consistent with supporting the Group’s strategic direction and growth aspiration. Neil is also responsible for promoting the culture and practice of organisational compliance standards within the Group, and to establish and maintain frameworks to manage and mitigate compliance (including regulatory and financial crime) risks.
Before taking up the Group Head role, Neil held a number of compliance roles at Standard Chartered, most recently as Global Head, Legal & Compliance, Client Segments & Technology. Prior to joining the Bank, Neil held various roles at Citibank including General Counsel of the International Retail Bank and Wealth Management. Neil began his legal career as a litigator in private practice before moving to UBS PaineWebber as Legal Counsel.
Neil received his Bachelor of History and Political Science Degrees from Vanderbilt University, his Juris Doctor (honours) from Case Western Reserve University, and his Master of Laws from New York University. He is married with two daughters.
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