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Phan Ying Tong (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Phân In-thòng'') is the founder and Chairman of

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. He served as

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's Head of Indo-China Operations until his resignation in December 2020.

Career

Public Bank Group

Phan has a total of 39 years of service with the Public Bank Group, until he tendered his resignation in December 2020. The timeline of his career with

is as follows: *Branch Manager of several branches in

before his appointment as the general manager of

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in 2002. *Appointed Country Head of

Plc in 2007. *Appointed Business Advisor of Campu Lonpac Insurance Plc, Cambodia in 2007. *Appointed Executive Director of Cambodian Public Bank Plc, Cambodia since 15 March 2010. *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

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) 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). Following the media statement released by Public Bank, the share prices of G Capital Berhad fell.

Founding of Oriental Bank

Phan started his new position as the MD & CEO of

in 2021.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

Companion Class II of the Order of Malacca (DPSM) - Datuk (2017)

References

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