Sam Liew (left) and Colin Bell

HSBC Bank ( Singapore ) has appointed Sam Liew and Colin Bell as directors of its board, effective April 4.

Liew is managing partner, government strategic business group, at Singtel NCS Group. In this role, he leads more than 6,000 technologists across the public service, defence and homeland security business in Singapore and across Asia-Pacific.

Prior to NCS, Liew was managing director of GIC’s technology group and headed up its business partner and solutions division. Before that, he was managing director at Accenture ASEAN Technology, where he led its Asia Pacific Communications Centre of Excellence and was a member of the Global Technology Leadership and ASEAN Geographical Leadership Council.

Bell is chief executive officer, HSBC Bank plc and HSBC Europe. He joined the bank in July 2016 and was appointed a group managing director in March 2017. He held the role of group chief compliance officer until February 2021. He previously worked at UBS, where he was head of compliance and operational risk control and before that, spent 16 years in the British Army.

Penny Goh, chairman of HSBC Bank ( Singapore ), says: “HSBC’s presence as a leading international bank in Singapore will be strengthened with the addition of the experience and connections which Sam and Colin bring. We are focused on the digital transformation of our business to be more client-centric. At the same time, we are scaling up our global connectivity in line with our clients’ international ambitions.”