SAM AHMED

MANAGING DIRECTOR AND GROUP COO FOR TREASURY & MARKETS
DBS BANK LTD SINGAPORE

In his current role as COO of DBS Treasury & Markets, Sam is globally responsible for Business Management Services which include Trading & Sales Desk Support, Operational Risk, Project Management, Business Strategy Planning & New Products teams. He also chairs various regulatory committees including playing an active role as Director of T&M’s fund management businesses and is a member of the T&M Executive Committee.

Sam came to DBS with 26 years of experience in Global Markets roles across Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Citi where he held roles in FICC trading and sales along with managing risk and middle office teams. In his last role, Sam also ran a management consulting company focusing on helping Asian banks build FICC and capital markets businesses along with working with regional banks and asset management companies undertake digital transformation.