Phan Ying Tong
Datuk Phan Ying Tong is the founder and Chairman of Oriental Bank PLC in Cambodia. He served as Public Bank Berhad'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 Public Bank Berhad is as follows:
- Branch Manager of several branches in Public Bank Berhad before his appointment as the general manager of Cambodian Public Bank in 2002.
- Appointed Country Head of Cambodian Public Bank 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 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 Oriental Bank PLC with then partners - G Capital Berhad, a public listed company from Malaysia. 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 Oriental Bank PLC in 2021.Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- * Companion Class II of the Order of Malacca - '''Datuk'''