East West Banking Corporation Announces Demise of Mercedes T. Gotianun, Chairwoman Emeritus

East West Banking Corporation is a Philippines-based universal bank. The Company's business segments include Retail banking, Corporate banking, Consumer banking, and Treasury and Trust. The Retail banking segment covers traditional branch banking products and services, such as deposits, back-to-back/emerging market loans and other over the counter (OTC) transactions. It caters to the needs of high net-worth clients for alternative investment channels. It includes the entire transaction processing, service delivery and infrastructure consisting of the Company's network of branches, automated teller machines as well as its internet banking platform. The Corporate banking segment handles lending and trade financing for both large corporations and middle market clients. The Consumer banking segment primarily caters to loans for individuals. The Treasury and Trust segment provides money market, trading and treasury services, as well as the management of the Company's funding operations.