Member, NUHS Board
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore and ASEAN & South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited
As CEO for Singapore, ASEAN and South Asia, Mr Patrick Lee is responsible for the Bank’s franchise and businesses across ASEAN and South Asia. These are key strategic markets for the Standard Chartered Bank Group, and Singapore is home to the Bank’s global businesses and Technology and Operations functions.
Before assuming this role, Mr Lee was CEO Singapore, and Head of Global Banking, Singapore, where he was responsible for the Bank’s corporate and institutional client businesses.
Before joining Standard Chartered in 2012, Mr Lee was Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia Investment Banking at Nomura. Prior to that, he was Head of Singapore/Malaysia Investment Banking at UBS and Executive Director, Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley. He has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, including corporate and investment banking, product and sector coverage, and has worked in Singapore, Hong Kong and London.
Mr Lee is a Co-Founder and Board Director of Leap Philanthropy Ltd, a Singapore-based charity active in the region. He is also a Board Director of Clifford Capital Holdings Pte Ltd (established as a specialist provider of structured finance solutions). He is an Executive Committee member of Singapore Trade Data Exchange Services Pte Ltd (SGTraDex), and serves on the Board of Climate Impact X Pte Ltd as an Alternate Director. In 2022, Mr Lee was named an ‘IBF Distinguished Fellow’ by the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Singapore for his contributions to the growth and development of the financial sector.
Mr Lee graduated with BA (First Class Honours) and MA in English from Trinity College, Cambridge.
