Mr Dean Tong joined UOB in August 2018 and is the Head of Group Human Resources. He is responsible for leading the people and organisation transformation strategy across the Group.

Dean has more than 25 years of consultancy experience, specialising in talent and leadership management across Asia, Europe and North America. Prior to joining UOB, he headed Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s People and Organisation Practice in Southeast Asia. He was also an executive member of BCG’s global People and Organisation Practice.

Dean has vast experience consulting across multiple industries including financial services, industrial goods, consumer goods, and telecommunications. He played an instrumental role in the creation of an award winning low-cost banking model in Malaysia, and a number of multi-finance businesses in Indonesia.

Dean holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) (Palmer Scholar) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.