Mr Soon held a series of senior positions in OCBC Bank from September 2002 to December 2011, when he retired from the bank. He was the Chief Financial Officer of OCBC Bank from September 2002 to June 2008, and from April 2010 to November 2011. He was the Head of Group Investments of OCBC Bank from June 2008 to April 2010.
Mr Soon is also a director of Wah Hin and Company Private Limited, Great Eastern Holdings Limited and OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited.
Prior to joining OCBC Bank, Mr Soon was the Chief Financial Officer of Wilmar Holdings Pte Ltd from 2000 to 2002. From 1983 to 2000, he worked in Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited and was Managing Director from 1993 to 2000. Mr Soon holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Chemistry from the University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 1997.