Colm is a former executive of Bank of America. Colm joined the bank in 1979 and held various positions, including president of Asia, head of Asia and director of the bank's legal entities in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan. His experience includes strategy, corporate banking, structured finance, leasing, syndications, compliance and risk management. He retired in June 2008 and is now a Director at OCBC. He has wide experience in banking across the region and well developed business contacts among large businesses across industries.