China Bank Director & Chair of Risk Management Comm; Greater China Banking Consultant & Executive Search; NGO Boards
Taiwan
- Current
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- Independent Director & Chair of Risk Management Committee at Guangdong Development Bank
- Co-founder and President, Asia Pacific; President and Founder, Boon Allard LLC; at Allard Institute
- Chair at Jane Goodall Institute Global Secretariat
- Trustee at Beloit College
- Past
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- Independent Director at ezTravel
- Governor; Supervisor; Co-Chair, Banking Committee (2003-2005) at American Chamber of Commerce, Taipei
- SVP and Area Manager, Taiwan & the Philippines at American Express
- SVP & Retail Country Manager at Bank of America
- Vice President at Citibank
- Education
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- MIT Sloan School of Management
- Beloit College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Financial Services
- Websites
Phee Boon Kang’s Summary
Executive recruiter to financial services industry; banking advisor to private equity firms; consultant to investment analysts in the banking sector; seasoned consumer banking executive with more than 30 years of senior management and start-up experience in Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Mr. Kang served as Senior Vice President & Area Manager for Taiwan and the Philippines in American Express and held various positions including Chairman/CEO of American Express International (Taiwan) Inc., and concurrently General Manager of American Express Bank Ltd., Taiwan Branch.
Prior to that was Senior Vice President & the start-up Retail Country Manager in Bank of America Taiwan.
Until 1995, had worked for Citicorp/Citibank in New York, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila, Tokyo and Taipei, starting in corporate and merchant banking operation management, followed by 25 years of retail banking roles at country business manager level in 5 Asian countries, including pioneering roles in Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Past Co-Chair of Banking Committee and Governor, American Chamber of Commerce, Taipei
Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute Global Board and Trustee at Beloit College, with more than a decade of volunteer work focusing on education of the leaders of tomorrow, for them to become liberally educated; producing better stewards of the earth through conservation, animal welfare and helping others in their community.
Phee Boon Kang’s Specialties:
Banking advisor to bank acquistions; expert in Taiwan and China Banking; start-ups and strategic planning; team building and mentoring; regulatory relations; apart from English, fluent in Chinese (multiple dialects), basic Malay and Japanese.
Phee Boon Kang’s Experience
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Independent Director & Chair of Risk Management Committee
Guangdong Development Bank
(Banking industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Chair of Risk Management & Related Parties Transactions Committee; Member of Audit Committee
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Co-founder and President, Asia Pacific; President and Founder, Boon Allard LLC;
Allard Institute
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
February 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Executive Recruiter and Banking Consultant
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Chair
Jane Goodall Institute Global Secretariat
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
1997 — Present (12 years )
JGI Global
2006 - present: Chairman of the Board, JGI Global Secretariat
2002 - 2006 Chairman, JGI Global Advisory Group
1999 - 2002 Member, JGI Global Advisory Group
JGI Taiwan
2006 - present Director (Executive Committee), JGI Taiwan
2002 - 2006 Chairman, JGI Taiwan
1997 - 2002 Founding Member and Director, JGI Taiwan -
Trustee
Beloit College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1993 — Present (16 years )
1993-1996 Alumni Trustee (Class of 1973; ; 1977-present Trustee
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Independent Director
ezTravel
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
October 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 8 months)
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Governor; Supervisor; Co-Chair, Banking Committee (2003-2005)
American Chamber of Commerce, Taipei
(Financial Services industry)
2002 — 2007 (5 years )
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SVP and Area Manager, Taiwan & the Philippines
American Express
(Public Company; AXP; Financial Services industry)
October 1999 — September 2005 (6 years )
Was with TRS based in Taipei. Also concurrently served in American Express Bank.
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SVP & Retail Country Manager
Bank of America
(Financial Services industry)
1995 — 1999 (4 years )
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Vice President
Citibank
(Public Company; C; Banking industry)
August 1975 — July 1995 (20 years )
Was in Citibank branches in New York, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Tokyo and Taipei.
Included stints in a couple of Citicorp affiliates in Malaysia and the Philippines
Additional Information
Phee Boon Kang’s Websites:
Phee Boon Kang’s Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Citation Award – the most prestigious award given by The Beloit College Alumni Association (Sep 2002)
