Mr. Gan Seow AnnDivisional Vice Chairman, UBS AG
Gan Seow Ann was appointed Divisional Vice Chairman Wealth Management UBS AG in February 2016. He joined UBS AG as Vice Chairman, Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific in 2013. He is concurrently a member of the Singapore Management Committee which oversees business strategy, risk management and governance for UBS Singapore Branch.
Mr Gan advises UBS' key clients and business owners on a global basis, drawing on his deep understanding of international capital markets and strong track record in leading businesses. Additionally, he advises and supports UBS senior leadership on a broad range of key business activities.
Prior to joining UBS AG, he was President of Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX), where he had a distinguished career, responsible for developing and growing the community of participants for the stock and derivatives exchanges. He was concurrently the Chief Executive of the two operating exchanges. He also led the drive to establish Singapore as the premier listings venue for IPOs and debt capital raising.
Mr Gan held several senior appointments in the capital markets over a 17-year period. This included Merrill Lynch where he was Managing Director responsible for South East Asia equities market, and Head of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia for Crosby Securities (which became SocGen Securities).
In addition, Mr Gan has served as director in a statutory board, several business entities and charitable organisations as well as co-opted member of several public service committees.
Mr Gan holds a Master of Business Administration from McMaster University, Canada, and a BA in Economics (Distinction) from Wilfrid Laurier University.
