Phan Ying Tong Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Phan Ying Tong
Honorific Suffix:	DPSM
Birth Date:	24 April 1962
Occupation:	Businessman
Founder, Managing Director and CEO of Oriental Bank PLC
Spouse:	Datin Lee Mei Kee
Children:	2

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Datuk Phan Ying Tong (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Phân In-thòng) is the founder and Chairman of Oriental Bank PLC in Cambodia.^{[1] [2]} He served as Public Bank Berhad's Head of Indo-China Operations until his resignation in December 2020.^{[3] [4]}

Career

Public Bank Group

Phan has a total of 39 years of service with the Public Bank Group,^[5] until he tendered his resignation in December 2020.The timeline of his career with Public Bank Berhad is as follows:

• Branch Manager of several branches in Public Bank Berhad before his appointment as the general manager of Cambodian Public Bank in 2002.
• Appointed Country Head of Cambodian Public Bank Plc in 2007.^[6]
• Appointed Business Advisor of Campu Lonpac Insurance Plc, Cambodia in 2007.
• Appointed Executive Director of Cambodian Public Bank Plc, Cambodia since 15 March 2010.^{[7] [8]}
• Appointed Regional Head of Indo-China Operations (taking charge of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos operations) in March 2014.
• Appointed Director of Campu Securities Plc, Cambodia in 2010.
• Resigned as the Regional Head of Indo-China Operations in December 2020.

Oriental Bank PLC

Media Squabble with Public Bank Group

After Phan's resignation with the Public Bank Group, he was given a notice period to vacate his position before establishing Oriental Bank PLC with then partners - G Capital Berhad, a public listed company from Malaysia and E S Packaging from Cambodia. However, an article published by The Edge (Malaysia)^[9] might have caused some tension between Phan and the management of the Public Bank Group, as the latter quickly issued a statement to deny any involvement in the venture The Edge (Malaysia).^{[10] [11] [12]} Following the media statement released by Public Bank, the share prices of G Capital Berhad fell.^[13]

Founding of Oriental Bank

Phan started his new position as the MD & CEO of Oriental Bank PLC in 2021.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• :
  • Companion Class II of the Order of Malacca (DPSM) - Datuk (2017)^[14]

Notes and References

1. News: Datuk Phan Ying Tong clarifies role in Oriental Bank PLC in Cambodia. Khmer Times. 2021-10-11. en-US.
2. News: G Capital to setup Oriental Commercial Bank in Cambodia. B2B Cambodia. 2022-04-25. en-US.
3. News: Statement by the Public Bank Group. Khmer Times. 2021-12-11. en-US.
4. Web site: Cambodian Public Bank 2017 Annual Report. 2022-01-10. en-US.
5. Web site: Ying Tong Phan, Public Bank BHD: Profile and Biography. 2021-09-22. .
6. Web site: Cambodian Public Bank 2008 Annual Report. Public Bank Berhad 2008 Annual Report. 2022-01-10.
7. Web site: Cambodian Public Bank 2011 Annual Report. 2022-01-19. en-US.
8. Web site: National Bank of Cambodia - Annual Report 2013 . 2022-01-19. en-US.
9. Web site: G Capital and partners set to establish new bank in Cambodia . 2022-06-01. en-US.
10. Web site: Public Bank denies involvement in JV to set up new bank in Cambodia . 2022-04-01. en-US.
11. Web site: Public Bank dismisses involvement in JV to set up new bank in Cambodia. 2022-04-12. en-US.
12. Web site: Public Bank denies involvement in Cambodia bank JV. 2022-04-12. en-US.
13. Web site: G Capital shares slump after Public Bank's 'not involved in Cambodian JV' clarification. 2022-04-02. en-US.
14. Web site: 5 June 2018. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT.