Indian FT from univs ranked ~800th runs OCBC IT Dept

[mikechan]

The whole of OCBC operations and technology group now has been taken over by an Indian FT: Praveen Raina. You can expect more things in OCBC to f**ked up.

https://www.ocbc.com/group/about-us/our-leadership?#management-team
https://www.ocbc.com/group/about-us/our-leadership?#praveen-raina

According to sources, cyber security is also under him. Apparently, this guy carried the balls of his predecessor all the way to take over as the new OCBC IT boss last year. Everyday, he only sings nice songs to his boss and yells at staff below.

Typical of PAP style, when things go wrong, he will find scrape goats below to take the blame. So, you can be sure that he will find a scrape goat to take responsibility of the recent cyber security fiascos like didn't bother to subscribe to SMS registry until now. This guy is really a chia liao bee idiot. Like all Indian FTs, they are expert chameleons, able to worm their way to the top with zero contribution to the company. They are constantly creating problems in the company for themselves to fix so as to look "busy".

At his level, he is supposed to provide strategic IT vision for the bank but you can be assured that his only vision is to collect the obscene salary OCBC is paying him every month. Guess where he graduated from? Just look at his LinkedIn page: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/praveenraina

In case you wonder what the f**k is University of Windsor or Memorial University of Newfoundland, you can look at their rankings:

https://www.topuniversities.com/search/universities#q=memorial university of newfoundland

https://www.topuniversities.com/search/universities#q=university of winsor

A f**ked up FT from some f**ked up universities manage to worm his way into the top in OCBC! Are there no Singaporeans to take this important job?

 

[blackmondy]

The good shitskins ended up in the US.
The bad ones ended up on our shores.

 

[tobelightlight]

The source of the problem is PAP. Deal with the source and the rest of the problems will go away.

 

[Patriotmissile]

NUS ntu no good enuff must recruit india u, aussie u, pinoy u

 

[Confuseous]

What a slap in the face for the local unis offering IT.
Now we know why the scammers were targetting OCBC.

 

[Charlie99]

What is happening?
I believe there are sufficient able, qualified experienced professionals in Singapore, who are Singaporeans.
The government and major corporations, must take all the necessary steps to stop hiring foreigners, especially for HR and IT positions, and executive positions.
Please send them home, and do not issue any more professional passes to foreigners.

 

[Confuseous]

What is happening?
I believe there are sufficient able, qualified experienced professionals in Singapore, who are Singaporeans.
The government and major corporations, must take all the necessary steps to stop hiring foreigners, especially for HR and IT positions, and executive positions.
Please send them home, and do not issue any more professional passes to foreigners.

Maybe OCBC, known as a Chinese bank is trying to be seen to be believers in diversity.
Local Indians not good enough.

 

[laksaboy]

So sad that a prestigious bank closely linked to the Familee has become so shit.

 

[laksaboy]

What is happening?
I believe there are sufficient able, qualified experienced professionals in Singapore, who are Singaporeans.
The government and major corporations, must take all the necessary steps to stop hiring foreigners, especially for HR and IT positions, and executive positions.
Please send them home, and do not issue any more professional passes to foreigners.

It's just like Population White Paper: they want quantity (or cheap costs). Not quality.

A nation of sheep deserves a government of wolves. And if you still don't get it... wolves do not care for the well-being of sheep. It is a misconception that the government is some benevolent parent figure whose duty is to take care of the citizens.

 

[Charlie99]

Maybe OCBC, known as a Chinese bank is trying to be seen to be believers in diversity.
Local Indians not good enough.

Forget about diversity.
This diversity concept is also practised in Canada.

 

[Charlie99]

It's just like Population White Paper: they want quantity (or cheap costs). Not quality.

A nation of sheep deserves a government of wolves. And if you still don't get it... wolves do not care for the well-being of sheep. It is a misconception that the government is some benevolent parent figure whose duty is to take care of the citizens.

The locals, should and must ignore the MIW's exhortation of "No one will be left behind", etc.
If they genuinely believe in it, then they should reduce the salaries politicians, senior civil servants, senior officers in the uniformed services, judiciary, the President, by at least 20 to 40 per cent, and that amount of money to assist the destitute senior citizens, individuals and families who are in the bottom ten per cent.
In addition, they should take more steps to assist the financially needy elderly.

 

[maxsanic]

These executive leadership / management programs by "prestigious" universities are a joke. I have attended a similar company sponsored 3 month course with a well-known western university as well. They are not cheap, mine costed the company ~$40k for such a short stint and that was many years ago.

Basically you attend lessons of ~15 hours per week. During the lessons, the lecturer spends a couple of hours teaching you the theories and then you break up into groups to discuss / debate a case study. Sometimes there're also individual written papers and ppt business case building work as well.

The nature of a soft topic like "leadership" means you can literally spin anything under the sun and mesh it up with a few of your own supposed experience (up to you to BS, nobody can verify anyway) and the fact that such programs are usually attended by senior management means that almost every single attendee is a master corporate spinner and preso entertainer.

The real meat is actually building professional networks for future career opportunities for yourself or discovering potential candidates you can poach in the future.

 

[Voldermort]

DBS Bank CEO Piyush Gupta's alma mater is populated with cheaters

Bribing examiners, smuggling in answer sheets, using cell phones to transmit worked solutions......you name it, hundreds of conniving students (and possibly a whole lot more) from Delhi University have done it. In fact rampant cheating on campus goes as far back as 2014. Lest you accuse me of spreading fake news, please find sample screenshots attached below. Fyi Piyush Gupta graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in economics from St Stephen's College, Delhi University. Does this inspire confidence insofar as importing foreign talents are concerned when such a prominent corporate chieftain is known to have previously schooled at an institution populated with cheaters?

More at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2020/10/dbs-bank-ceo-piyush-guptas-alma-mater.html

 

[Charlie99]

I agree.
The Harvard Advanced Management Program is very similar to your narrative.
I believe that the 9 week program is primarily a networking period.
For that senior IT gentleman, all he has really is a Bachelors degree from lowly ranked Memorial University and Windsor University, in Canada. I do not many individuals fail and do not graduate.
With respect, criticisms aside, I believe that there should be enough local Singapore born and raised professionals who are able and qualified to be in his position at that bank.

 

[Charlie99]

I pray and hope that Singaporeans take all the necessary steps, within their ability and power, to vote wisely for themselves and their families, especially their children, so that they are not deprived of work and professional opportunities ( losing it to foreigners ), by a change of government and policies.

 

[zeddy]

This OCBC Keling head of operations probably in cahoots with the scammers also. Many scammers are also from India. You never know what's going on within the Keling expats working in OCBC. For all we know, these OCBC Pundeks probably giving out sensitive info to their Pundek cousins scammers back in India.

 

[Charlie99]

Any reasonable person will not trust a snake.
There is a snake in the Parliament.

 

[Kee Chew]

What a slap in the face for the local unis offering IT.
Now we know why the scammers were targetting OCBC.

K C has been very quiet on this whole saga.

if i were him i will set up a Task Force and track down all those scammers.

best still the Task Force comprising only sg born IT Specialists.

 

[Charlie99]

Do you mean, only SG born IT specialists?
for sure, they should never include any non Singaporean born individuals.

 

[Kee Chew]

Do you mean, only SG born IT specialists?
for sure, they should never include any non Singaporean born individuals.

SG born a must .

thats the only way to Not sia suay