[1] Under his leadership, the bank's reach has expanded around the world and has offices in Singapore, Europe, Dubai, and Hong Kong.
[13] Bahren was appointed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to serve on the Corporate Governance Advisory Committee in Feb 2019.
[15] The award was given by Berita Harian, the sole Malay language broadsheet newspaper published in Singapore.
On 1 April 2017, Bahren was appointed as an alternate member to the Council of Presidential Advisers to serve a term of four years.
[20] Bahren's wife, June Rusdon, is the founder of Learning Vision Group and Chief Executive of BusyBees Asia.