Credit Suisse’s private banking arm has strengthened its product capabilities with two hires for its Southeast Asia offices, finews.asia has learned.
Chatkaew Groatong joins Credit Suisse as its head of private funds based in Bangkok, according to a memo seen by finews.asia, where she will be tasked with leading the bank’s onshore fund management efforts in Thailand.
Groatong has 20 years of asset and wealth management experience, joining from SCB Julius Baer Securities – a Thai joint venture between Julius Baer and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) – where she was its head of investment management for two years, advising ultra-high net worth clients on investments.
Previously, she also worked as a cross-asset advisor for Krungsri Asset Management and fund manager for Tisco Asset Management and PrimaVest Asset Management.
Managed Solution Specialist
Credit Suisse also hired Russell Huang as a managed solution specialist based in Singapore with a focus on funds, alternatives and discretionary portfolio advisory for Southeast Asia-based clients.
Huang has 13 years of investment management and advisory experience, joining most recently from Bank of Singapore where he was last a managed investments sales & advisory team member. Previously, he had also worked for Citi and Julius Baer as an investment advisor.
Groatong and Huang report to Jacqueline Zhuang, head of managed solutions, investment consulting South Asia.
