Bangkok--4 Sep--TMB Bank TMB Bank Public Company Limited announced that it will appoint Donald Koch as Chief Operating Officer (COO).An Australian national, Don, 47, will join TMB from ING Vysya Bank in India where he has been the COO in the last two years.At TMB, he will work closely with Mr. Boontuck Wungcharoen, CEO, to drive the revamp of the customer proposition and assist him in the overall coordination of the Bank’s transformation program. Don will bring almost 30 years of banking experience to TMB where he will be responsible for Operations and Information Technology, Corporate Services and Business Continuity Management and report directly to the CEO.“We heartily welcome Don as part of the team that will transform TMB into a leading Thai bank with international best practices and world class financial solution. I am certain that he will be a valuable contributor with his strong technology and operational background,” said Mr. Boontuck. Mr. Philippe Damas, Chairman of TMB’s Executive Committee and CEO of ING Retail and Private Banking Asia, said: “At ING Vysya, a premier private sector bank with retail, private and wholesale banking platforms serving over 1.5 million customers, Don as the COO has been one of the key members of the management team and was credited with successfully leading the turnaround of the operations function, establishing a robust technology platform and improving its cost effectiveness. “He is therefore amply qualified for the challenge ahead at TMB. He not only has the functional expertise, but deep hands-on experience in re-engineering operations and technology processes in turnaround environments.” In the last decade, Don Koch has held various senior management positions at ING units in India, Poland, Italy and Australia. An Australian, he received a Masters in Banking and Finance from the University of Technology in Sydney in 1994.