Bangkok--6 Dec--Weber Shandwick
Deutsche Bank's Institutional Client Group (ICG) Asia Debt Sales staff led by (from left to right, rear with signs) Mr. Marzio Keiling, Asia-Pacific Head of ICG, Mr. Sommai Eaim-Ongkot, Director of Wat ongkol Pugaram School, Mr. Paul Gamble,Head of Credit Sales, Asia, Mr. Jonathan Boyd, COO ICG Asia Pacific, Mr. David Beale, Head of Global Finance & Foreign Exchange Sales, Mr. Mayur Ghelani, Head of ICG South Asia and Asia Relationship Management and Mr. Matthew Blackwell. Head of Interest Rate & Commodity Sales Asia.
Deutsche Bank's Institutional Client Group (ICG) Debt Sales team recently travelled to Thailand from across Asia to help rebuild the Wat Mongkol Pugaram School in Pathumthani province, which was severely impacted by the devastating floods in 2011.
The Deutsche Bank teamdecided to move away from conventional practices of simply bringing the team together in one location to celebrate its success and plan for the coming year.Instead, 110 bankers from across Asia,led by Marzio Keiling (Asia-Pacific Head of ICG) decided to self-fund a 2-day team-building program which involved them volunteering to rebuild the Wat Mongkol Pugaram School. The school is in an extremely poor part of Thailand and is attended by 78 children from nearby farming families. It has been unable to raise the funds to refurbish its buildings and grounds.The project was delivered in conjunction with the My School Project, a Thai charity whose mission is to work with individual and corporate donors to better the educational opportunities of poor students in remote schools around Thailand.
"At Deutsche Bank, we strongly believe in engaging in a positive way with the communities within which we live and work. Our staff want to not only strive toward their own team goals but also play a vital part in the bigger picture." Mr. Marzio Keiling, Head of ICG Asia Pacific said.
Earlier this year, the DeutscheBank Bangkok team joined hands to paint a newlibrary building and a computer room atBaan Bor Nam School in Lopburi Province.The project provided low-income childrenand villagers with access to a library andcomputer room to help them broaden theirknowledge. Deutsche Bank’s goal of enabling talentalso includes those affected by HIV/AIDS. As part of a long term educationalscholarship assistance program innorthern Thailand, the bank — in cooperationwith the Sem Pringpuangkeo Foundation— currently supports 300 orphans andvulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS,providing them with an opportunity tocontinue their education.
“Again, these events are great examples ofa trend where staff come together utilizingtheir own time and resources to make a positive, lasting impact on their community,” Mr. Keiling added.