Singapore star banker creates succession dilemma for DBS

In line: People use DBS automated teller machines in Singapore. The city-state’s biggest bank is having to answer questions about who will succeed Gupta, whenever he does decide to leave. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: For more than 13 years, Piyush Gupta has led one of Singapore’s most iconic institutions, the bank that helped turn the South-East Asian city-state into one of the richest countries in the world.

In his time as chief executive officer at DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Gupta has built the lender into Singapore’s largest listed company, moved early into wealth management and other key business areas, and delivered equity returns that outstrip global peers.