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Tan Su Shan

b. 1967

Singaporean businessperson

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About Tan Su Shan

Born 1967. Tan Su Shan is a Singaporean banker and businessperson.

Tan Su Shan (born 1968) is a Singaporean banker who is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of DBS Bank.

Education Tan graduated from CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School. She went to University of Oxford after her GCE-A level where she studied politics, philosophy and economics and graduated with a Master of Arts in 1989 from Lincoln College, Oxford University. Her first internship as a university student was with DBS. She has also completed executive leadership courses in Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, and Singularity University.

She then returned to Morgan Stanley in 2008 as head of private wealth management for Southeast Asia.

Tan joined DBS in 2010, where she spent the first three years building the bank's wealth management business

Politics Tan was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament from 2012 to 2014, representing Business and Industry.

Chairmanships and board memberships Tan sits on the advisory board of Dyson's family office, Weybourne Holdings, as well as on the boards of the Singapore Economic Development Board and Climate Impact X Pte Ltd.

In 2025, she was ranked the most powerful women in Asia, and 28th on Fortune's inaugural "100 Most Powerful People in Business" list for 2025.

In 2024, she was also featured on Forbes Asia's Power Businesswomen List.

In 2018, she was named as part of the Forbes Emergent 25 list.

In 2015, she was named the world's Best Leader in Private Banking at the prestigious PWM/The Banker Global Private Banking Awards in Geneva, the first Singaporean to do so.

Personal life Tan is married to Christopher Wilson, with two children, Talisa and Kai.

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Important facts

Born
1967
Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Oxford, Lincoln College
Positions held
Member of the Parliament of Singapore
Employers
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, DBS Bank
Also known as
Su Shan Tan

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tan Su Shan?

Singaporean businessperson

When was Tan Su Shan born?

Tan Su Shan was born in 1967.

What is Tan Su Shan's occupation?

Tan Su Shan is a banker and businessperson.

What nationality is Tan Su Shan?

Tan Su Shan is Singaporean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tan Su Shan

· Wikidata: Q110897639

· DBpedia: Tan Su Shan

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