Building Bridges, Carving Niches: An Enduring Legacy

by Goh Chor Boon, Tan Teng Lang

Three scholars from the humanities and social science department at Nanyang Technological University, China chronicle the rise of the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) from its humble beginnings during the Great Depression to its current status as one of the top 500 banks in the world. They highlight a few of the main players, especially Tan Chin Tuan, who spend 51 years with the bank, much of it as managing director and chairman. The 2000 edition was published by Oxford University Press. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

264 pages, Hardcover

First published August 28, 2001