I'm not an alpha female, says DBS's incoming CEO Tan Su Shan
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She will take over the reins from DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta next year, but veteran banker Tan Su Shan doesn't consider herself an alpha woman. In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao published last Sunday (Oct 27), Tan described herself as an empatI'm not an alpha female, says DBS's incoming CEO Tan Su Shan
She will take over the reins from DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta next year, but veteran banker Tan Su Shan doesn't consider herself an alpha woman. In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao published last Sunday (Oct 27), Tan described herself as an empathetic leader who speaks in a straightforward manner. She first joined DBS in 2010, and is currently the deputy CEO and group head of institutional banking. Come March 2025, Tan will become the first female CEO of Singapore's largest bank. When it comes to work, Tan shared that she likes gathering people of different strengths and backgrounds together. «It makes the team stronger and tougher,» she said. The 56-year-old is also a proponent of «reverse mentoring», where she treats her younger colleagues as mentors. «We'll help each other understand perspectives from different ages, as well as what goals they want to achieve,» she said. Read more