She brings more than 19 years of banking experience in relationship management, transaction banking sales, and client management across several business sectors.
HSBC Singapore has appointed Winnie Yap as its head of global liquidity and cash management (GLCM), the bank said in a statement on Tuesday.
Yap joined HSBC in 2006, and has held various roles within the Bank’s GLCM business in Singapore, including head of sales for commercial banking, and most recently, head of client management. She took a break from her banking career in 2012 to establish her own hospitality business. Prior to joining HSBC, she spent nine years with Citi Singapore.
In her new role, she will be responsible for delivering treasury solutions for Singapore-based companies and multinational corporations with cross-border needs. She reports to Regina Lee, head of commercial Banking, HSBC Singapore and to Jason Tan, HSBC’s regional head of international GLCM countries, Asia Pacific.
Regional Gateway
In the announcement, HSBC said it wants to helps clients maximize Singapore’s potential as a regional gateway to Southeast Asia.
«Businesses are shifting their regional treasury centres and head offices to Singapore, increasing digital adoption to drive stronger working capital arrangements, and repositioning themselves within global supply chains,» Lee said about the opportunity.