On 25 Nov 2014, William was conferred "IBF Fellow" for Corporate Banking (Relationship Management - Enterprise Banking) Category by The Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) at the conferment ceremony of the pioneer batch of 41 held at Mandarin Oriental.

'The "IBF Fellow" is a new certification title launched by IBF to recognise industry veterans who have demonstrated mastery of a profession and exemplify thought leadership and commitment to industry development. The "IBF Fellow" is an industry endorsed mark of professional standing.

As industry mentors, the IBF Fellows will play a key role in nurturing the next generation of talent for the financial industry in Singapore. Through the IBF Fellowship programme, IBF aims to build up a community of senior financial sector practitioners who are committed to sharing their deep expertise and practice leadership to contribute to the development of a robus Asian financial industry.' - pages 8 & 9 Business Times (26 Nov 2014)