
Kelvin Kairong Toh, CAMS
Group Head of Sanctions @ First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) | CAMS
The move
MoveHSBC → First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
TitleHead of Sanctions and Transaction Monitoring → Group Head of Sanctions
LocationSingapore → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Singapore → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE3.3
Total experience19.6 years
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) headcount1,001-5,000 employees
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) industryBanking
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) typePublic Company
Career arc
- Group Head of SanctionsFeb 2023 — Present
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Head of Sanctions and Transaction MonitoringOct 2020 — Jan 2023
HSBC· Singapore· Full-time - SVP & Head, FCC Sanctions SingaporeNov 2018 — Oct 2020
HSBC· Singapore - Head, Group Sanctions, Group AML/CFT ComplianceMar 2018 — Oct 2018
OCBC Bank· Singapore - Vice President, Group Legal & Regulatory Compliance DivisionSep 2017 — Mar 2018
OCBC Bank· Singapore - SVP, Group ComplianceMar 2016 — Aug 2017UUnited Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)· Singapore
- FVP, Group ComplianceMar 2014 — Mar 2016UUnited Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)· Singapore
- VP, Group ComplianceSep 2013 — Mar 2014UUnited Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)· Singapore
- VP, Group ComplianceSep 2012 — Sep 2013UUnited Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)· Singapore
- AVP, Group ComplianceMar 2011 — Sep 2012UUnited Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)· Singapore
- Assistant DirectorOct 2007 — Feb 2011MMonetary Authority of Singapore
- Procurement ExecutiveJun 2006 — Oct 2007DDefence Science & Technology Agency
Education
- Nanyang Technological University SingaporeBachelor · Business and Applied Economics2004 — 2006
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Chinese · Professional working