Board of Directors -
Neil Parekh

Neil Parekh
Deputy Chairman, GFTN
Chief Executive Officer, GFTN Capital
Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, SMBC Group
Neil serves as the Group Deputy Chairman and Board Director at the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN). He is also Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific for SMBC Group. Until recently, he was Partner and Head of Asia and Australia at Tikehau Capital, and now serves as Non-Executive Chairman, Asia at the same firm. He previously held the position of CEO, Asia at National Australia Bank.
Neil is a Council Member of the Singapore Business Federation and the Singapore Institute of Directors and serves as an Advisory Board Member of the James Cook University, Singapore, and the Singapore Fintech Association. He also serves as a Senior Adviser to the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. and is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors as well as the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also the Chairman of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He served as a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore from 2023 to 2025. He has also served on the Governing Council of the Association of Banks in Singapore and on the boards of Nautilus Insurance and TiE Singapore.
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