He takes over the role of Singapore CEO from Ian Kloss, who recently left Quilter International and relocated to the U.K.
Wealth management firm Quilter International has appointed Nicholas Kourteff as its new Singapore chief executive officer, according to an announcement on Tuesday.
Kourteff joins Quilter from Transamerica Life Bermuda, where he was Singapore CEO since August 2018. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and has held senior roles at Credit Suisse, UBS, AXA Wealth Management Asia, Winterthur Life and Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
HNW Focus
In his new role, Kourteff will collaborate closely with his counterpart Mark Christal in Hong Kong and the firm's strengthened pan-Asian high net worth (HNW) team, which is responsible for delivering Quilter's HNW strategy across Asia.
The firm highlighted the region's growing number of HNW clients, who are internationally mobile and at a stage of passing on wealth across generations.
«Singapore is one of our core growth markets and we are committed to supporting the independent advice sector and expanding our distribution channels in the region,»Brendan Dolan, sales director at Quilter, said about the appointment.
