Barclays has appointed Wee Yee-Yeong as head of private bank for Singapore and Asia, effective later this year. Based in Singapore, he will oversee the lender's private banking operations in the city-state and take charge of a regional strategy alongside the private bank's broader distribution teams serving international Asian clients. Yee-Yeong joins from Morgan Stanley, where he is chief executive and head of sales for its Singapore wealth management business, and brings more than 20 years of wealth management experience, including senior roles at Bank of Singapore, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, UBS Wealth Management and Merrill Lynch. He succeeds Alexander Harrison, who has served as interim head of private bank Singapore, while Adrish Ghosh continues to lead the private bank in India, reporting to Annabelle Bryde, head of private bank international. The appointment follows the launch of Barclays Private Bank's Singapore booking centre earlier this month, which Asia Pacific CEO Jaideep Khanna called a significant milestone in the bank's growth strategy.
Barclays PLCBarclays appoints Wee Yee-Yeong to lead its private bank in Singapore and Asia, following the launch of its Singapore booking centre as part of its growth strategy.
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