[SINGAPORE] Piyush Gupta signed off from his 15-year tenure at the helm of DBS Group last March, but has since begun wearing many other hats and stayed at the heart of Singapore’s corporate scene.

On Thursday (Feb 5), Keppel announced that the former DBS chief executive officer and current Temasek India chairman will be appointed chairman come Apr 17.

Gupta, 66, replaces Danny Teoh, 70, who is retiring after the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) that day.

From the boardroom of an asset-management giant to the inner sanctum of the Council of Presidential Advisers, here is the timeline of Gupta’s relentlessly busy second act.

The transition

The groundwork for Gupta’s post-banking life was laid well before his final day at DBS.

Jan 12, 2023: Gupta succeeded Ho Kwon Ping as chairman of the board of trustees at Singapore Management University.

Jun 1, 2024: He assumed chairmanship of Mandai Park Holdings.

Aug 15, 2024: Gupta then joined the government’s 21-member Future Economy Advisory Pane...