Deutsche Bank hires Dino Siason as Chief Country Officer for the Philippines

DEUTSCHE BANK announced it has hired Rodolfo ML Siason to be Chief Country Officer (CCO) and Head of Corporate Bank for the Philippines, effective April 1, subject to necessary regulatory approvals.

Mr. Siason will lead Deutsche Bank’s 1,500 strong platform in the Philippines. He will be responsible for the Corporate Bank and Investment Bank, along with one of the bank’s two key service hubs in Asia Pacific, serving critical back and middle office functions globally.

Mr. Siason will replace Michael Chua, who is retiring after working in the banking industry for nearly 30 years. Under Mr. Chua’s leadership as CCO, Deutsche Bank’s Philippines business achieved significant revenue growth and successfully executed a number of landmark transactions.

Mr. Siason will report to Burkhard Ziegenhorn, Head of Corporate Bank for Southeast Asia and Australia and Kaushik Shaparia, CEO, Emerging Asia and Chief Country Officer of India.

Mr. Siason brings more than 20 years of financial institutions experience to this role and spent nearly 18 years with Citibank in the Philippines, Singapore and the Czech Republic. Most recently, he was Citi’s Head of Treasury and Trade Solutions for the Central Europe Cluster, based in Prague. Throughout his career, he has held a wide range of roles across credit, client coverage and franchise management, with a strong focus on enabling clients to become more global. Mr. Siason will relocate to Manila.

“Dino will play a leadership role in taking our Corporate Bank in the Philippines to the next level. His global client coverage and product expertise combined with his deep local market knowledge, will help further differentiate Deutsche Bank in the Philippines,” Mr. Ziegenhorn said. “We have built many trusted and valued relationships here over past decades, and I am confident that Dino will significantly enhance and grow these over the years to come.”