Lay San is Managing Director, Group Sustainability at OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank and second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia. Prior to OCBC, Lay San was Head of Carbon Management Solutions at Sembcorp Industries. At Sembcorp Industries, she co -founded GoNetZero , its carbon management arm and was also previously the Group’s Global Head of Sustainability and Strategic Communications. She led the development and implementation of Sembcorp Industries’ climate change strategy and sustainability agenda across the Group as well as its investor relations and communication functions.
Lay San is a pioneer ESG (environmental, social, governance) practitioner and an experienced business and corporate affairs leader with over 25 years of experience spanning sustainability, business leadership, investor relations, strategic planning and corporate communications.
Lay San is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder. She is also a management committee member of the Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS), the local chapter of the United Nation’s Global Compact, member of the Nanyang Polytechnic Sustainability Advisory Committee and co -chair of the Climate Action Singapore Alliance.