Mr Neil Parekh is Group Deputy Chairman of Global Finance & Technology Network and Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Group. A former Head of Asia and Australia at Tikehau Capital and General Manager of Asia at National Australia Bank, Mr Parekh serves as a council member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) and Singapore Business Federation.

He is an advisory board member of James Cook University, Singapore and Singapore Fintech Association, a senior adviser to the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, and chairman of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A former CEO of Pegasus Asia, he is a Fellow of SID and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Parekh was a nominated member of parliament in Singapore (2023-2025).