Singtel’s Arthur Lang discusses CFO role, capital management and past challenges

In a frank and interesting exchange, Arthur Lang, group CFO, Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) met with The Edge Singapore to discuss the CFO’s role at the local behemoth.

Singtel is Singapore’s third-largest listed company by market capitalisation, after DBS Group Holdings and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC). In terms of net profit, Singtel — which made $4.017 billion in the 12 months to March 31 (its FY2025) — is behind DBS ($11.9 billion), OCBC ($7.6 billion) and United Overseas Bank ($6.04 billion), based on their most recent financial years.