Melvin Sim

Melvin Sim is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in risk management and digital transformation, currently serving as the Executive Director of Asset-Liability Risk Management and Wholesale Credit Risk Management at OCBC Bank since January 2014. Key responsibilities include overseeing credit transactional approvals in the TMT sector, leading initiatives to enhance risk analytics, and driving digital transformation projects that leverage machine learning and alternative data. Melvin's background includes roles as Vice President and Assistant Vice President in Risk Portfolio Management, contributing to group-wide risk appetite functions and model validations. Prior to OCBC, Melvin held positions as a Quantitative Researcher at State Street Associates and as a Project Manager at the Defence Research and Technology Office. Melvin's academic credentials include an executive development program at INSEAD, a certificate in computational finance from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from Nanyang Technological University.