ALEXANDER ESCUCHA CCES Class 1969 Valedictorian.  CNCHS Class 1973 Valedictorian.  First Vice-President, China Banking Corporation.

ALEXANDER ESCUCHA CHAIRS PANEL OF JUDGES OF THE ASIAN BANKER'S IT IMPLEMENTATION AWARDS (2007) The 2007 awards were presented during The 8th Asian Banker Summit at Shangri-La, Jakarta, Indonesia on March 25-28, 2007

Award: Best CRM/Applications Project: Winning Bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia IT Partner: Microsoft Corporation From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), Wolfgang Boehm, director, Financial Services, Microsoft (Asia Pacific), Tim Whiteley, enterprise general manager, Enterprise IT Solutions, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Alex Escucha, first vice president of China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best Multi-channel Implementation: Winning Bank: OCBC Bank (Singapore) IT Partner: Microsoft Corporation From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Patrick Chew, head of Delivery, Group Consumer Financial Services OCBC Bank, Nina Wirahadikusumah, enterprise & partner group director Microsoft Malaysia, Alex Escucha, first vice president, China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best Core Banking Project Award for Large Banks: Winning Bank: Syndicate Bank (India) IT Partner: i-flex solutions From left to right: Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), N. K. Raman, chief operating officer I-flex, C. P. Swarnkar, chairman and managing director Syndicate Bank, C. M. Raman, general manager IT Syndicate Bank, Alex Escucha, first vice president of China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best Core Banking Project Award for Mid-sized Banks: Winning Bank: Centurion Bank of Punjab (India) IT Partner: Infosys From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Sanjay Narkar, chief technology officer, Centurion Bank of Punjab, Anup Aggarwal, project manager, Infosys, Alex Escucha, first vice president of China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best Core Banking Project Award for Large Banks (letter of commendation): Commended Bank: State Bank of India (Implementation at Foreign Offices) IT Partner: Infosys From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), Anil Kumar N.S., marketing manager APAC, Finacle, Infosys Technologies; Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Alex Escucha, first vice president, China Banking Corporation, Philippines, Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best Core Banking Project Award for Mid-sized Banks (letter of commendation) Commended Bank: GE Money (Thailand) IT Partner: i-flex solutions From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), N. K. Raman, chief operating officer, I-flex, Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Alex Escucha, first vice president of China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best E-Banking Project Implementation (letter of commendation) Commended Bank: HSBC Korea IT Partner: Webcash Company Limited From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), Wilson Wong, IT development manager, HSBC Korea, HSBC, Ms Mary Om, IT relationship manager, Jay Lee, general manager WebCash Company Limited, Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Alex Escucha, first vice president, China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best Trading Back Office Project (letter of commendation) Commended Bank: CIMB (Malaysia) IT Partner: Murex From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), Hjh Rathiah Shamsuddin, head of Trade Servces Network, CIMB, Nicolas Monjauze, head of Processing and Finance Practice, Murex, Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Alex Escucha, first vice president, China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent. Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Award: Best Trading Back Office Project (letter of commendation) Commended Bank: Hong Leong Bank (Malaysia) IT Partner: Murex From left to right: John Dahlberg, former executive vice president, OCBC Bank (Singapore), Dong Lan, project manager, Hong Leong Bank, Ho Choon Gai, general manager, Group IT Infrastructure, Hong Leong Bank, Nicolas Monjauze, head of Processing and Finance practice, Murex, Nick Dean, chief information officer, ANZ Bank, Australia, Alex Escucha, first vice president, China Banking Corporation, Philippines, and Neil Katkov, manager, Asia Research Group, Celent. Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Delegates and guests moving into the hall for the Awards session Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Delegates and guests enjoying the buffet after the awards ceremony Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

A crowded exhibition hall area Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha

Large groups of guests and delegates visiting exhibition booths set up by vendors before the IT awards presentation ceremony Photo courtesy of Alex Escucha