Dominic Ng

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ng.
Dominic Ng
Born Hong Kong
Residence Pasadena, California
Alma mater University of Houston
Occupation Chairman and CEO, East West Bank

Dominic Ng (simplified Chinese: 吴建民; traditional Chinese: 吳建民; pinyin: Wú Jiànmín) is an American banker who is Chairman and CEO of East West Bank in California.

Dominic Ng transformed East West Bank from a small savings and loan association with $600 million in assets and a market capitalization of $40 million, in 1991, into the full-service commercial bank with total assets of $33.3 billion as of September 30, 2016.[1]

Dominic Ng was born in Hong Kong and was an accountant and director of a number of firms before taking up the position of CEO at East West Bank.

Early life and Education

Dominic Ng is a native of Hong Kong.

Ng holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston, an honorary doctor of law degree from Occidental College[2] and an honorary fellowship from Lingnan University in Hong Kong.[3][4]

Career

Ng spent ten years as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte & Touche in Houston and Los Angeles.[5] Ng was president of Seyen Investment.

In 1991, Ng joined East West Bank. Ng is the Chairman and CEO of East West Bancorp, Inc. and East West Bank, where its headquarter is in Pasadena, California. [6]

Ng currently serves on the board of Mattel,[7] Inc. (NYSE: MAT) and STX Entertainment.[8] He is a member of the University of Southern California Board of Trustees,[9] and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.[10] Dominic Ng is also a member of the Los Angeles Committee, a newly appointed committee established by the Berggruen Institute. From 2011 to 2014, he served as Chairman of the Committee of 100.[11] From 2005 to 2011, he served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch.[12] Dominic Ng’s previous board service also includes the Asia Society,[13] Los Angeles Mayor’s Trade Advisory Council,[14] United Way of Greater Los Angeles,[15] PacifiCare Health Systems[16] (formerly NYSE: PHS), Town Hall Los Angeles, The Anderson School at UCLA,[17] and California State Treasurer’s Financial Institutions Advisory Committee (chair), among other organizations.

Business and community leadership in the U.S.

Named by Forbes as one of the 25 most notable Chinese Americans[18][19][20] and one of the 100 most influential people in Los Angeles[21] by the Los Angeles Times, Dominic Ng is also known for his business and community leadership. In 2016, Mr. Ng received The United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Award presented by United Way Worldwide that recognizes his exceptional and sustained engagement and philanthropic leadership.[22] He was the first Asian American campaign chair for United Way of Greater Los Angeles in 2000. Centered on promoting the importance of philanthropy and the benefits of supporting high-impact charities such as the United Way, Dominic Ng’s campaign raised record funds,[23] broke a long-standing ethnic barrier, and now serves as a model and best practice for United Way chapters and other charities around the country.

Promoting Chinese culture in the U.S.

Dominic Ng has been a key leader in bringing Chinese culture and art to major U.S. institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens,[24] Bowers Museum,[25] and was honored by the USC Pacific Asia Museum in 2014.[26] His vision to bring the best of contemporary Chinese art to a larger audience inspired a groundbreaking collaboration between East West Bank and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) that resulted in a new addition to MOCA’s permanent collection.[27]

Frequent speaker on global forums

Dominic Ng is a frequent speaker on U.S.-China relations, economics, finance, banking, philanthropy and other topics. He has addressed business, political, academic and civic audiences in the U.S. and Greater China, including Boao Forum for Asia,[28][29] China-United States Exchange Foundation,[30] Asia Society,[31] Committee of 100, Chinese CEO Organization, Federal Reserve Bank, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, Milken Institute,[32] the United States Conference of Mayors[33] and United Way.

Honors and awards

Dominic Ng has received wide recognition for his visionary leadership.

References

  1. ↑ "East West Bancorp Reports Net Income for Third Quarter 2016 of $110 Million, and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.76, Both up 7% from Prior Quarter". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Ng, Dominic - Brief Biography", Reuters
  3. ↑ "Business leader Dominic Ng speaks on US-China relations after receiving honorary fellowship at Lingnan University", Lingnan University, August 30, 2012
  4. ↑ "Lingnan University to confer honorary fellowship upon five distinguished individuals", Lingnan University, August 10, 2012
  5. ↑ "East West Bancorp Inc (EWBC:NASDAQ GS)", Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2, 2012
  6. ↑ "investor.eastwestbank.com". Retrieved Dec 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mattel: Committees and Charters"
  8. ↑ "STX Entertainment".
  9. ↑ “East West Bank chairman Dominic Ng named USC trustee”, “USC News, University of Southern California ”
  10. ↑ "Board of Overseers, Keck School of Medicine of USC".
  11. ↑ "Dominic Ng (C-100 Chairman)"
  12. ↑ "Federal Reserve System Organization: Annual Report 2010", Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  13. ↑ “Our Board” “Asia Society”
  14. ↑ "Tavis Smiley: China – Roundtable, Mr. Ng’s bio" PBS, July 15, 2011
  15. ↑ "About Us / Boards & Cabinets", United Way of Greater Los Angeles
  16. ↑ "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION: PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.", February 21, 2003
  17. ↑ "Dominic Ng of UCLA Anderson's Board of Visitors Named Entrepreneur of the Year in Financial Services", June 22, 2001
  18. ↑ Russell Flannery, "Marvell Technology's Mobile Connector", Forbes.com, August 09, 2010
  19. ↑ "Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News", Committee of 100, August 2010
  20. ↑ Russell Flannery, , Committee of 100, August 09, 2010
  21. ↑ "THE POWER ISSUE - The West 100 - Our list of the most powerful people in Southern California", The Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2006
  22. ↑ "Dominic Ng to Receive 2015 United Way Tocqueville Society Award", United Way, March 17, 2016
  23. ↑ K. Connie Kang, "United Way Drive Sets Record", The Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2001
  24. ↑ Teresa Watanabe, “Huntington Library's new garden celebrates Chinese culture”, “The Los Angeles Times”, February 17, 2008
  25. ↑ Richard Chang, “Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts get $1 million gift”, “The Orange Couty Register”, December 12, 2005
  26. ↑ "USC Pacific Asia Museum’s Autumn Moon Gala honors Dominic Ng", USC News , Nov. 17, 2014
  27. ↑ Suzanne Muchnic, "MOCA's Chinese future", The Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2007
  28. ↑ "Boao Forum for Asia- Agenda", Boao Forum for Asia, April 5, 2013
  29. ↑ "Firms urged to invest in US", Global Times, April 8, 2013
  30. ↑ "Thought Leaders Convene in Los Angeles to Chart Course for Growth and Opportunity through US-China Economic Cooperation in Next Decade", PR Newswire, June 17, 2013
  31. ↑ "Dominic Ng: China, the US, and Public Perceptions", Asia Society, March 11, 2011
  32. ↑ "Speaker's Biography: Dominic Ng", Milken Institute
  33. ↑ Tom McClimon and Kay Scrimger, "Effective Export Strategies Begin With “Export More!”", The United States Conference of Mayors, August 1, 2011
  34. ↑ "Dominic Ng to Receive 2015 United Way Tocqueville Society Award", United Way, March 17, 2016
  35. ↑ "ADL Annual Gala Raises $1.1 million; Honors Dominic Ng and Dean Marks”, ‘’Anti-Defamation League’’, December 10, 2014
  36. ↑ "2013 U.S.-China Economic and Trade Leaders ", the Sino-U.S. Times, January 8, 2014
  37. ↑ "Los Angeles Business Journal - 03/12/2012 digital edition", Los Angeles Business Journal, March 12, 2012
  38. ↑ Jane Leung Larson, "Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C-100 Members - Dominic Ng, Chinese CEO Organization"
  39. ↑ Jane Leung Larson, "Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C100 Members—Dominic Ng, Treasures of Los Angeles Award"
  40. ↑ "LAEDC honors East West Bank Chairman Dominic Ng with 2011 Individual Eddy Award", Asian Journal
  41. ↑ Rene Villaroman, "Los Angeles confers honors to Asian Pacific Islander Americans at Asian Pacific American Heritage Month", Asian Journal, April 29, 2009
  42. ↑ "2009 AMF Award Winners", Alfred Mann Foundation
  43. ↑ "Dominic Ng of UCLA Anderson's Board of Visitors Named Entrepreneur of the Year in Financial Services", June 22, 2001
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