The Jersey-based international corporate, private client and funds service provider has hired a private client services director in Singapore as it aims to boost its business with UNHW and Chinese clients.
Hawksford has appointed industry veteran Alice Quek as a private client services director based in Singapore, the firm announced in a press release on Tuesday.
Quek, who will be responsible for driving Asian growth for the firm's private client business, will focus on developing and building the firm's relationships with clients and intermediaries in Singapore, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, the firm said.
Quek is a specialist in advising high net worth (HNW) families on business and succession planning, with 15 years in the industry. Prior to the appointment, she was a director at Amicorp in Singapore, and held senior roles at Citibank, Standard Chartered and ABN AMRO in client relationship management, sales management, product and strategy development, and risk management.
Asia Ambitions
Hawksford has grown its Asian operations substantially in the past decade to keep up with the region's growing wealth, establishing with five offices in China alongside offices in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. It has 200 staff in the region and 450 globally, according to its website.
With ambitious growth targets in Asia, the appointment of Quek will enable the firm to better cater to the needs of its clients here, and improve the quality and breadth of its Asian private wealth team, Hawksford Group chief executive Michael van Leeuwen said.
