There were nine new appointments in Singapore, including Benjamin Yeo as director, head of research, economics and strategy, Asia. He was previously from Bank of Singapore, where he was head of equity research.
Eddie Tan and Lim Ming How were appointed directors, private banker, Singapore/Malaysia Team. Tan was previously with JPMorgan Private Bank where she served ultra high net worth clients while Lim came from Credit Suisse Private Bank.
Kirk Tan was hired as director, credit structuring, responsible for structuring credit solutions for ultra high and high net worth clients. He joined from Citi Private Bank, where he was responsible for credit risk management as well as credit product program development.
Also in Singapore, Amrit Uppal, Nakul Beri and Mustafa Mahmood were appointed directors, private banker, South Asia. Uppal joined from Credit Suisse in UK while Beri came from Barclays Wealth in India. Mahmood was previously director, private investor product group at Goldman Sachs in Singapore.
Sara Mi was named director, active advisory, Southeast Asia, responsible for providing investment-themed advisory solutions as well as short-term, tactical trade ideas across various asset classes to ultra high and high net worth clients across Southeast Asia. She joined from HSBC Private Bank, where she worked in a similar capacity.
Another Singapore appointee was Michelle Le Herissier who is now director, head of Barclays Wealth Trustees (Singapore). She was previously with Cititrust in Singapore.
In Hong Kong, new appointments include Barbara Yenson, coming from RBS Coutts, named director, private banker, while Sonia Lee, previously from Natixis Asia, was appointed director, active advisory, North Asia, responsible for providing investment-themed advisory solutions as well as short-term, tactical trade ideas across various asset classes to ultra high and high net worth clients across Greater China.
Joanna Ho is appointed as director, head of wealth advisory, North Asia, to oversee the provision of trust structuring and wealth advisory services to ultra high and high net worth clients in North Asia. She joined from HSBC Private Bank.
In November 2010, Barclays Wealth set up a booking centre in Hong Kong – its second in Asia, after Singapore.
In June 2010, Barclays Wealth obtained the license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to conduct trust business in Singapore, and to provide a regulated platform for global clients seeking trust services out of Singapore.
