Deutsche Bank hires Dino Siason to be Chief Country Officer for the Philippines
Deutsche Bank announced it has hired Rodolfo ML Siason (Dino) to be Chief Country Officer and Head of Corporate Bank for the Philippines, effective April 1, 2024, subject to necessary regulatory approvals.
Siason will lead Deutsche Bank’s 1,500 strong platform in the Philippines. He will be responsible for the Corporate Bank and Investment Bank, along with one of the bank’s two key service hubs in Asia Pacific, serving critical back and middle office functions globally. Siason will replace Michael Chua, who is retiring after working in the banking industry for nearly 30 years.
Under Chua’s leadership as CCO, Deutsche Bank’s Philippines business achieved significant revenue growth and successfully executed a number of landmark transactions.
Siason will report to Burkhard Ziegenhorn, Head of Corporate Bank for Southeast Asia and Australia and Kaushik Shaparia, CEO, Emerging Asia and Chief Country Officer of India.
Siason brings more than 20 years of financial institutions experience to this role and spent nearly 18 years with Citibank in the Philippines, Singapore and the Czech Republic. Most recently, he was Citi’s Head of Treasury and Trade Solutions for the Central Europe Cluster, based in Prague. Throughout his career, he has held a wide range of roles across credit, client coverage and franchise management, with a strong focus on enabling clients to become more global. Siason will relocate to Manila.
Burkhard Ziegenhorn said: “Dino will play a leadership role in taking our Corporate Bank in the Philippines to the next level. His global client coverage and product expertise combined with his deep local market knowledge, will help further differentiate Deutsche Bank in the Philippines/ We are thankful to Mike for his dedicated leadership with the bank; he hands over a strong platform poised for further success. We have built many trusted and valued relationships here over past decades, and I am confident that Dino will significantly enhance and grow these over the years to come.”
Kaushik Shaparia commented: “We are proud of our 48-year history in the Philippines and committed to growing in this increasingly important market. We’re delighted that our strong platform has attracted high quality talent like Dino, and look forward to him leading our franchise from strength to strength in the Philippines.”
Deutsche Bank first launched its presence in Manila in 1977 and obtained its full commercial banking license in 1995. In 2023, Deutsche Bank Philippines was recognized by Euromoney as ‘Best Trade Finance Service Provider’ for the sixth consecutive year and ‘Best Cash Management Service Provider for Corporates’. The Asset also awarded the bank ‘Best Domestic Custodian’ for the sixth consecutive year and ‘Best in Treasury and Working Capital Multinational Company’.
Deutsche Bank appoints Frank Krings as Chief Country Officer for France
Deutsche Bank today announced the appointment of Frank Krings as Chief Country Officer (CCO) France and General Manager of the Deutsche Bank AG Paris Branch.
Krings is CEO of Deutsche Bank Group for Western Europe and currently Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.
As CCO France, Krings will assume responsibility for overseeing the Group’s strategy and relationships with regulatory stakeholders in France in addition to his responsibilities as CEO of Deutsche Bank Group for Western Europe. Krings takes over from Laure Lemonnier, Country Chief Operating Officer, who assumed interim responsibility for the country.
Claudio de Sanctis, CEO EMEA and Global Head of the International Private Bank, said: “France is essential to Deutsche Bank’s ambitious growth plans in Europe, as demonstrated by the fact that our CEO of Western Europe will now be based in Paris.”
He added: “Frank has proven his leadership qualities throughout his career within and outside the Group and is well positioned to build on the success of our established franchise in France.”
During his career, Krings has held various positions on the management, supervisory boards and boards of directors of banks, asset management and investment companies, holding companies, trade associations and chambers of commerce in Europe and Asia.
Krings first joined Deutsche Bank in 1996 and spent 12 years in Frankfurt and New York. He then spent two years on the Management Boards of Hypo Real Estate Holding and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, mandated to assure their restructuring. He rejoined Deutsche Bank in 2011 as General Manager and Chief Country Officer in Thailand. He became Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A. in March 2016 and was appointed CEO of Western Europe earlier this year. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of DWS Investment S.A.
Krings has dual German and French nationality and a degree in industrial engineering from the Technical University of Brunswick.
Krings’ appointment will be effective on January 1, 2021, subject to regulatory approval.
Deutsche Bank: Ο Νίκος Έξαρχος νέος Chief Country Officer στην Ελλάδα
Τον Νίκο Έξαρχο προσέλαβε η Deutsche Bank ως επικεφαλής της τράπεζας στην Ελλάδα (Chief Country Officer), σύμφωνα με εσωτερική ανακοίνωση της τράπεζας, την οποία επιβεβαίωσε εκπρόσωπος της τράπεζας στο Reuters.
Ο κ. Έξαρχος εντάχθηκε στο δυναμικό της Deutsche Bank το 2003, αναλαμβάνοντας την ανάπτυξη του τμήματος παροχής συμβουλών και κεφαλαιακών αγορών στην Ελλάδα.
Θα αντικαταστήσει την Ελένη Δενδρινού, η οποία συνταξιοδοτείται μετά από μια εικοσαετή καριέρα στη γερμανική τράπεζα.