Derrick Goh Soon Hee is a Singaporean banker who has been elected into the 14th Parliament of Singapore with 2020 Singaporean general election.

Early life and education

Goh was born into a family of three siblings.[1] He graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a bachelor's degree in accountancy.[1]

Career

Goh spent more than ten years at American Express, and was based in London and New York.[2] Goh joined DBS Bank in 2008, and was its Chief Operating Officer for Institutional Banking Group before becoming the head of its subsidiary, POSB Bank, on 1 October 2012.[3] On 9 March 2016, Goh became the managing director and regional head of DBS Treasures Private Client and DBS Treasures.[4] He became the managing director and the head of audit at DBS Bank at the start of 2018.[5][6]

Since 2013, Goh has been volunteering as a district councillor with the South West Community Development Council.[2]

Politics

Goh was fielded in 2020 Singaporean general election to contest in Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC), on People's Action Party's ticket against Progress Singapore Party.[7] Her running mates were K. Shanmugam, Louis Ng, Faishal Ibrahim, and Carrie Tan.[7] On 11 July 2020, Goh and team were declared to be elected to represent Nee Soon GRC in the 14th Parliament of Singapore, garnering 61.9% of the valid votes.[8]

Personal life

Goh is married with three children.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "PAP introduces former helicopter pilot, lawyer & DBS Bank director as candidates". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  2. ^ a b c fhossain (2020-06-25). "Singapore GE2020: Profiles of PAP's new candidates". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  3. ^ "DBS appoints Derrick Goh as POSB Head". Singapore Business Review. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  4. ^ "DBS names new wealth and consumer banking chief for Hong Kong". Citywire Asia. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  5. ^ "DBS Annual Report 2017". DBS Annual Report 2017 - Group Management Committee. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  6. ^ "Group Management Committee" (PDF).((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b "GE2020: PAP team led by Shanmugam faces contest with PSP newcomers in Nee Soon GRC". CNA. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  8. ^ hermesauto (2020-07-11). "GE2020 official results: Shanmugam's PAP team retains Nee Soon GRC with 61.9 per cent of the vote". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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