New CEOs at RHB Bank Cambodia, Thailand

Wong Kee Poh was appointed as CEO of RHB Bank (Cambodia) PLC.

KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Banking Group has appointed Wong Kee Poh, as CEO of RHB Bank (Cambodia) PLC, and Piyanat Aranyakasemsuke as CEO of RHB Bank Thailand with effect from Sept 1.

It said on Monday Wong and Piyanat will lead and drive the group’s commercial banking business and operations in Cambodia and Thailand respectively.

“Their appointments will further augment the strength of the group’s leadership team for its regional operations and enhance the group’s presence in both key markets in line with the group’s five-year FIT22 strategy, ” it said in a statement.

RHB Bank said Wong has more than 34 years’ experience in the banking industry and has held several senior management and leadership positions in well-established financial institutions in Malaysia.

He was deputy country head for RHB Bank (Cambodia) PLC from January 2013 and was subsequently appointed as CEO, RHB Bank Thailand, in 2015.

Wong holds a Master's of Business Administration from Lansbridge University, New Brunswick, Canada and a Bachelor of Economics from Universiti Malaya.

As for Piyanat (pic, below), he has more than 10 years’ experience in the financial services industry mainly in the corporate and commercial banking sector.

Prior to this appointment, he served as the deputy CEO for RHB Bank Thailand from July 2018 to August 2020.

He joined RHB Bank Thailand in 2015 as head, business development.

Piyanat holds a Master’s in International Business and Administration from Newcastle Business School Northumbria University and a Bachelor of Economics from Thammasat University, Thailand.