Welcome to BRIDGE Bank
General
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2022
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General
BRIDGE Bank is a sister company of the WorldBridge Group that started its operations in November 2014 and received its license as a Commercial Bank from the National Bank of Cambodia in 2022, under the principal shared shareholders of Oxley Holdings from Singapore and the WorldBridge Group in Cambodia.
BRIDGE Bank is part of WorldBridge Group of Companies, found in 1992 by Neak Oknha Sear Rithy, which has expanded into potential sectors including logistics, property, construction, special economic zone, food & beverage, trading, financial services, cash-in-transit, business process outsourcing, media & entertainment.
2021
In the beginning of 2021, Oxley WorldBridge Specialized Bank Plc., has changed its name to Bridge Specialized Bank PLC., the change is part of progression and development path to new shareholder’s vision which is to create and deliver consistently superior and innovative financial services for customers, in particular, small and medium enterprises and to respond to their needs and aspirations mindful of prevailing economic trends and practices.
2022
In early 2022, the bank has successfully obtained commercial banking license from National Bank of Cambodia, transforming from Bridge Specialized Bank to Bridge Bank Plc. and look forward for an official launch by end of the year.
Present
At Bridge Bank, we aims to offer various products and banking solutions to our customers including personal banking, business banking, premier banking, and an upcoming digital banking in the near future.
Brand Vision
To be your preferred financial partner of today and generations to come
Brand Mission
To provide financial service you can trust through our global service standards, making banking simple and secure
Core Values
Best in Class
We are committed to serving our customers with world class products and services supported by our skilled and highly trained staff.
Relationship
We value relationship with our customer in order to strengthen our loyalty and service.
Integrity
We uphold the traits of honesty and strong morals to ensure that our customers can trust us and consider us as the right partner for them.
Dedicated
We are devoted to our purpose, and we will ensure that we will be here for the long haul. Our commitment would be to serve not just Cambodians of today but also the generations to come.
Gracious
We are what we are because of our customers. We are their partners, and we will always show our gratitude towards our customers in every aspect of our business.
Excellence
We are a customer-centric institution that will always aim to understand the feelings and predicaments of our customers to ensure that we give them the service that is exactly what they are looking for.
Board of Directors
Neak Oknha Sear Rithy
Chairman
Neak Oknha is a local Cambodian who returned after the Paris Peace Accord to assist the United Nations with logistics. He has built a group of companies, including industry leaders in sectors like logistics and transportation, food and beverage, media and digital, healthcare, financial services, property development, and industry.
Neak Oknha Sear Rithy is a member of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce, has earned a Master of Business Administration. He is fluent in Khmer, English, Thai and Chinese
At a young age, he was awarded the high honor of receiving the Dignitary Medal of Mohasereywat by His Majesty King Norodom Sihmoni of Cambodia.
Art Sovannra
Director
Mr. Sovannra has been longtime business associate of Neak Oknha Sear Rithy. He has logistic and other business interests in Thailand.
Mr. Sovannra joined the Board of Directors in April of 2020 and has complimentary views for future expansion of the bank.
Neak Oknha Sear Daniel
Director
Neak Oknha Sear Daniel obtained his Bachelor Degree of Commerce from University of Newcastle, Australia and was officially appointed as a member of BRIDGE Bank’s Board of Directors in early 2023. With his Digital Banking system vision, Bridge Bank has pushed out an upgrade on the Mobile Banking System that provides more convenience for the
customer banking experience with BRIDGE Bank.
Mr.Joseph Farrugia
Independent Director
With over 41 years experience in financial banking services across 3 South East Asian markets, Mr Joseph joined BRIDGE Bank in early 2023 as an Independent Director of the Board of Director of BRIDGE Bank Plc.
Prior to this role, Mr. Joseph was previously the Chief Executive Officer for Hong Leong Bank, Cambodia for over 8 years and was instrumental in building the bank from what was a green field project before retiring from Hong Leong Bank in 2021 leaving behind a solid foundation encompassing 6 branches, Internet banking, an ATM distribution channel, corporate website and overall responsibility of over 210 staff with total assets of over USD 650 million. Prior to this, Joe worked for ANZ bank for almost 31years.
His last 17 years has been across Southeast Asia where he was instrumental in building the retail bank for ANZ in Cambodia for almost five years before moving across to run the retail bank for ANZ Vietnam and the greater Mekong region, which incorporates Cambodia and Laos, where he drove the retail agenda to build up the franchise model.
Mr. Youk Chamroeunrith
Independent Director
A graduate in economic from the Economic Science Institute and with more than 30 years’ experience in Insurance and Risk Management, Mr. Youk Chamroeunrith is the Group CEO of Forte. Mr.
Chamroeunrith joined Forte in 1999 as the head of operations and quickly moved up through the underwriting and strategic roles. He then held the positions of General Manager from 2001 to 2014 and Managing Director from 2015 to 2020, where he was in charge of the company’s daily operations and oversaw its profitable expansion. Besides these roles, Mr. Rith has also served as a Board Member of Forte since 2001 along with being a member of the Malaysian Insurance Institute as an Associate.
With all his years of experience, Mr. Chamroeunrith was appointed as the Independent Director of the Board of Director and chair the Board Audit Committee of BRIDGE Bank Plc. in early 2023.
Management Team
Richard Liew
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to joining BRIDGE Bank, Mr. Richard Liew served in various senior management positions with regional and international banks across Southeast Asian countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Singapore, with short stints in Vietnam and Myanmar.
Mr. Richard Liew has over 31 years of banking experience covering all aspects of corporate, commercial and consumer banking. He started his banking career as a marketing executive and over the years has progressed towards different roles covering business development, branches operations, sales & marketing of financial services and products, retail banking, wealth management, syndications, corporate finance, and global financial banking.
He holds a bachelor’s of science in Marketing from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, U.S.A.
Ith Buntha
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Buntha has more than 18 years of banking experiences with several local and regional commercial banks in Cambodia and has since gained expertise in the areas of sales, credit, and operations.
Mr. Buntha joined BRIDGE Bank as Chief Business Officer in 2022. Prior to his current position, he was a Chief Operating Officer (COO) at a prominent commercial bank in Cambodia.
Mr. Buntha also held various positions at a well-known international bank as Head of Preferred Banking, Head of Sales & Distribution, and Branch Manager from April 2010 to April 2016. In 2013, he was a Finalist for Emerald Award as Best Middle Manager, aside from successfully completing the bank’s program for middle manager, namely, Accelerated Universal Banker (AUB) conducted at the Nanyang Business School of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Mr. Buntha started his early banking career in 2004 as a Senior Officer and working in various fields at a Cambodian owned bank, and in 2009 he was appointed as a Branch Manager at one of the top performing banks in the country.
Mr. Buntha has an MBA from Norton University, where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Economics, major in Banking and Finance in 2002.
Anthony Perkins
Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Anthony Perkins has over 25 years of experience working in various financial institutions in the United Kingdom, and Cambodia, with a wealth of expertise in Fintech and a track record for driving digital innovation.
Mr. Perkins was appointed as Chief Operations Officer at BRIDGE Bank in January 2024. Before joining BRIDGE Bank, he was the Chief Digital Officer for the leading mobile operator in Cambodia since 2016. His first role in Cambodia in 2008 was with the first and largest fintech company where he was Chief Executive Officer for several years, having previously held Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer roles. Prior to Cambodia he was employed in the City of London from 1997 to 2008 for various multinational FTSE100 listed investment banking, retail banking, insurance, and stockbroking institutions.
Mr. Perkins holds a bachelor’s degree in computing from the University of Greenwich, London.
Kosal Deno
Chief Credit Officer
Mr. Deno has over 20 years of experiences in all areas of Banking including Credit, Operations, Compliance and Accounting.
Mr. Deno is appointed as Chief Credit Officer of BRIDGE Bank in June 2022, managing credit operations of the bank. Mr. Deno joined the bank in 2014 as Operations Manager and has been appointed as General Manager of BRIDGE Specialized Bank since 2018 to oversee the daily operations of business segments, sales & marketing, and strategic development.
Mr. Deno holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from National Institute of Management of Cambodia.
Min Sopheak
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Sopheak has more than 15 years of banking experience with local and regional commercial banks in Cambodia and Laos, and has since gained expertise in finance, treasury, and operations.
Mr. Sopheak was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at BRIDGE Bank in mid-2022. Prior to his current position, he was a Chief Operations Officer of a new startup delivery company, and Chief Financial Officer at a first leading fintech company in Cambodia. Mr. Sopheak had several years of experience across well-known local and international banks and fintech companies.
Mr. Sopheak holds bachelor’s degree in Accounting from National University of Management (NUM). He also received a scholarship from the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia to continue his professional accounting and finance education for Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at CamEd Institute.
Pov Sopheak
Chief People Officer
Sopheak is a business-oriented human resources leader with over 20 years’ experience in the banking, law firm, global accounting firm, public and private organizations.
She has years of experience managing HR for both large corporations and high-growth start-ups. As a business partner, she motivates and advises executives, fostering organizational development and building high-performance culture.
She is a strategic thinker and thought leader. Sopheak obtained both a teaching degree from Phnom Penh Pedagogy Center and a bachelor’s degree in tourism management from the National University of Management
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