IAP Members

Formed in November 1998, the International Advisory Panel (IAP) comprises some of the world's leading financial experts. The panel advises the MAS on Singapore's financial sector reforms and strategies. Tapping the knowledge and expertise of a distinguished advisory panel gives MAS a global perspective on financial sector issues, and helps MAS keep abreast of market developments and policy initiatives in major international financial centres.

The IAP presently comprises the following members:

• Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade & Industry and Deputy Chairman of MAS (Chairman of IAP)
  
  
• Dr Josef Ackermann, Spokesman of the Board of Managing Directors and Chairman of the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
  
  
• Mr Jacques Aigrain, Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re
  
  
• Mr Claude Bebear, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, The AXA Group
  
  
• Mr Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs, Inc
  
  
• Mr Michael Diekmann, Chairman of the Board of Management, Allianz AG
  
  
• Mr James L. Dimon, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

• Mr David Fisher, Chairman, Capital International
  
  
• Mr Rijkman Groenink, former Chairman, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
  
  
• Mr Kenneth D. Lewis, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President, Bank of America Corporation
  
  
• Mr John Mack, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
  
  
• Mr Shigemitsu Miki, Senior Advisor, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd
   
  
• Mr Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup Inc
  
  
• Mr Michel Pebereau, Chairman, BNP Paribas

• Mr Marcel Rohner, Chief Executive Officer, UBS AG

• Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Son Ltd
  

• Mr John A. Thain, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc

• Dr Junichi Ujiie, Chairman, Nomura Holdings, Inc
  
  
• Mr John Varley, Group Chief Executive, Barclays PLC

The Panel has met seven times since its inauguration, in January 1999, January 2000, July 2002, October 2003, June 2005, September 2006 and May 2008.

Related links

• January 1999 Press Release - MAS International Advisory Panel Endorses Singapore's Financial Sector Reforms and Strategies
  
• February 2000 Press Release - MAS International Advisory Panel Identifies Challenges and Opportunities for Singapore in the New Financial Landscape
  
• July 2002 Press Release - MAS International Advisory Panel Discuss Strategies for Singapore's Financial Sector
  
• October 2003 Press Release - MAS International Advisory Panel Discuss Strategies for Singapore's Financial Sector
  
• June 2005 Press Release - MAS' IAP Gives Strong Endorsement to Singapore's Financial Sector Growth Strategies
  
• September 2006 Press Release - International Financial and Business Experts Upbeat about Singapore's Financial Sector