Ms. Punita Lal was appointed to the Board of Directors of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and DBS Bank
Ltd. on 1 April 2020. She is a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation and
Management Development Committee and the Nominating Committee. In addition, she is a director of
DBS Foundation Ltd, a not-for-profit company established to strengthen DBS’ corporate social
responsibility efforts across Asia.
Punita has over 30 years of experience in Strategy, Marketing and Leadership in the
consumer-packaged goods industry. Her prior experience includes working for Coca Cola in China,
and PepsiCo in India. Her last held executive role was MD & CEO for NourishCo, a strategic joint
venture between Tata Global Beverages and PepsiCo, from 2010 to 2012.
Punita is currently an independent director of Cipla Limited (a company listed in India). She is
also a director of Carlsberg A/S.
Punita holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics (Honours) degree from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi,
and a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Punita Lal
Independent Director
DBS Group Holdings & DBS Bank
Ho Tian Yee
Chairperson, DBS Foundation
Karen Ngui
Head, DBS Foundation, Group Head of Strategic Marketing and Communications, DBS Bank
Punita Lal
Independent Director, DBS Group Holdings & DBS Bank
Clifford Lee
Global Head of Investment Banking, DBS Bank
Judy Lee
Independent Director, DBS Group Holdings & DBS Bank
Lee Woon Shiu
Group Head of Wealth Planning, Family Office and Insurance Solutions, DBS Private Bank
Sanjoy Sen
Group Head of Consumer Banking, DBS Bank
Joyce Tee
Head of Institutional Banking Group, DBS China
Tham Sai Choy
Independent Director, DBS Group Holdings & DBS Bank
