Wee Ee Cheong

Mr Wee was appointed to the Board on 3 January 1990 and last re-elected as a Director on 21 April 2023. He is a member of the Board Risk Management Committee, Executive Committee and Nominating Committee.

A career banker with more than 40 years’ experience, Mr Wee joined UOB in 1979 and was appointed as its Deputy Chairman on 24 March 2000. On 27 April 2007, he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer. He also sits on the boards of several UOB subsidiaries including United Overseas Insurance (Chairman), PT Bank UOB Indonesia (President Commissioner), United Overseas Bank (China) (Chairman), United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company (Chairman) and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) (Deputy Chairman). He was also formerly a director of Far Eastern Bank.

Active in industry and community development, Mr Wee is a council member of The Association of Banks in Singapore and The Institute of Banking and Finance. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Singapore-China Foundation and an Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was previously Deputy Chairman of the Housing and Development Board and a director of the Port of Singapore Authority, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, UOL Group and United International Securities, and a member of the Visa AP Senior Client Council.

A keen art enthusiast, Mr Wee is the Patron of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He is also a director of Wee Foundation.

Mr Wee holds a Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) and a Master of Arts (Applied Economics) from American University, Washington, DC.

In 2013, he was awarded the Public Service Star for his contributions to the financial industry.

In 2024, Mr Wee was conferred the Investors’ Choice Outstanding CEO Award by Securities Investors Association (Singapore). Mr Wee was also conferred with The Asian Banker CEO Leadership Achievement for Singapore Award and named the Best CEO (large cap listed companies) by the Singapore Institute of Directors for his outstanding leadership. He was awarded The Business Times Businessman of the Year 2021/2022.