The Arab Banking Corporation has appointed a new head of its Asian business, based in Singapore.

Coinciding with the bank upgrading its Singapore presence to full branch status, Patrick Tan will manage the Bahraini bank’s wholesale banking, treasury and financial markets business across the Asian region. 

Tan joins Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) from Crédit Agricole, where he spent six years as head of corporate coverage in Singapore. Before this he held corporate banking roles with BNP Paribas, DBS and SMBC.

«Asia is a key market to the global connectivity of our businesses and their growth in the region. I am very pleased to have Patrick building on our history in Asia and leading our revised plans going forward,» said Khaled Kawan ABC’s group CEO.