The Swiss lender is expanding its management bench strength with the appointment of five new Team Leaders to drive growth momentum in the region, according to a note on Tuesday shared with finews.asia.
The firm is adding three team leaders in Hong Kong: Sunny Ho, Edward Lee and Steven Lau. Ho, previously head of private banking at China Minsheng Bank, joined the firm in September, bringing with him more than 22 years of banking experience, including at HSBC, Citibank and Societe Generale. In his new role, he will report to Rickie Chan, Hong Kong market group head.
Lee, a Credit Suisse veteran, was previously a senior investment consultant for Greater China and has 20 years of experience in the financial sector across various roles at HSBC and Citibank before joining Credit Suisse in 2008.
Lau joined Credit Suisse over five years ago, following stints at Marex Spectron, BNP Paribas and Ernst & Young. He was involved in and also originated several integrated bank deals including private equity, pass-through-notes and global markets solutions for family offices, and will report to Eddy Sze, Hong Kong market group head.
Strengthening Regional Franchise
Elsewhere in the region, Edith Wong has been appointed team leader for China, bringing over 20 years of experience in the financial industry and in serving ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients. She joins from J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where she led a team of relationship managers and focused on serving UHNW clients in China. She previously spent 12 years at UBS Wealth Management in Hong Kong. She will report to Martin Loh, China market group head.
Mel Chua, head of front office at the Bank of China Private Bank since 2018, joins as team leader for Greater China Singapore. He brings 17 years of banking experience, with 10 years in sales management, including at Bank of Singapore (Hong Kong Branch), UBS and in HSBC Singapore. He will report to John Huang, Greater China Singapore market leader.
«Strategic Growth Pillar»
In Asia which the bank calls a «strategic growth pillar,» it has invested significantly in bolstering its teams and platforms, hiring around 50 relationship managers across North and South Asia, including in India, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia, in the first half of the year – its strongest pace of RM net additions since 2016.
«Together with our teams of talented relationship managers, we look forward to deepening our position as a leading market player and more importantly, serve as a steadfast partner to our clients throughout their wealth management lifecycle,» Francois Monnet, head of Private Banking North Asia, said in the note.
