- Member of M+ Acquisitions Committee
- Member of M+ Board
Mrs Christine Ip joined United Overseas Bank Limited (“UOB”) in 2011. She is a Managing Director responsible for developing the Bank’s Greater China strategy. In 2016, she was appointed CEO Greater China, in addition to her role as CEO HK, an appointment since 2012.
Mrs Ip is a seasoned banker with more than 30 years of experience in both Consumer and Corporate Banking, and she has significant experience in China. Prior to joining UOB, Mrs Ip has held a range of senior management positions in product and sales management, customer segment management and risk management in Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, Singapore and China with ANZ, Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC.
She was Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ) CEO and Executive Director of the China business. She has led the team to expand the franchise in terms of geography and to build a comprehensive range of corporate and retail products and service capabilities. During her role as ANZ China CEO, the Bank won best “Australia Business Award in China” by Australia Chamber of Commerce. Prior to that, Mrs Ip was Country Head, Consumer Banking, China at Standard Chartered Bank spearheading the development of the business and team building with WTO opening. She has led the Standard Chartered Bank to win “Best Retail Bank in HK” and “Best Foreign Retail Bank in China”.
Her achievements have brought her the Asia Retail Congress award for “Best International Retail Banker’ in 2008. In 2012, she was named by the All-China Women’s Federation as among the Top 100 Greater China Senior Women Executives.
Mrs Ip is also a non-executive director of United Overseas Bank (China) Ltd and an independent non-executive director of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd, a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In 2015, under Mrs Ip’s leadership, UOB Hong Kong has spearheaded the UOB Art Academy promoting education and appreciation of art to the mass community in Hong Kong. She is now a committee member of the Museum Advisory Committee under Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the HKSAR Government. She also sits on the board of Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board, an appointment by the Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development of the HKSAR Government. In January 2020, Mrs Ip was appointed by the Home Affairs Bureau as council member of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to promote arts and cultural education in Hong Kong. She has become a member of the Board of Governors of The Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd since November 2021.
Mrs Ip holds a Bachelor Degree of Arts from University of Hong Kong and MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and she was awarded Chapter Honoree by Beta Gamma Sigma HKUST Chapter in April 2018, in recognition of her contribution and achievements. She is an Alumni Advisory member of the HKUST Business School.
