Country legal head | ABN AMRO Bank Singapore
Valerie Tan
Country legal head | ABN AMRO Bank Singapore
Country legal head | ABN AMRO Bank NV
‘Generally, what is great about in-house work is that it is so much more tangible than private practice work,’ Valerie Tan says. She joined ABN AMRO in 2010 just after...
An experienced lawyer of more than 20 years, Tan assumed her current position in 2010. Joining ABN AMRO Bank post-financial crisis, after its acquisition, break-up and nationalisation, Tan regrouped the legal department of the branch and led a steadfast team of senior lawyers to reestablish the department’s knowledge base and relationships with the business. Tan’s strong background in dispute resolution enables her to work with the business to navigate transactions with sound knowledge and understanding of potential risks, and also to support the bank in a challenging regulatory climate. ‘In this evolving environment, with pressures on the bank from all directions, Legal needs to think broadly, and weigh and manage risks, to take the business forward with a steady hand. This is a challenge the team and I are happy to take’. A Cambridge graduate, Tan has been called to the Bar in Singapore and London.