GXS Bank CEO to retire, GX Bank CEO to take over
Both Ms Lai Pei-Si (left) and Mr Muthukrishnan Ramaswami had overseen the Validus acquisition. PHOTO: GXS BANK
GXS Bank CEO to retire, GX Bank CEO to take over
SINGAPORE - GXS Bank has announced that chief executive Muthukrishnan Ramaswami will be retiring on May 31.
His successor will be Ms Lai Pei-Si, CEO of GX Bank, the Malaysian arm of GXS, it said on May 14. Ms Lai will take over as GXS CEO on June 1, with GX Bank deputy CEO Kaushik Chowdhury taking over her role.
Mr Ramaswami will remain as a senior adviser to GXS.
Ms Lai has been the CEO of GX Bank since 2022, when it received a digital banking licence in Malaysia. The bank has grown to more than a million customers a year since its launch in November 2023, and processed over 124 million transactions.
Both Ms Lai and Mr Ramaswami oversaw the recently announced Validus acquisition.
'As a veteran banker with the unique experience of having launched Malaysia's first digital bank, Pei-Si understands the tremendous impact that digital banks can bring to our communities,' said GXS chairman Hsieh Fu Hua.
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