Siang Jin Foo joined Deutsche Bank Private Bank as a team lead in the Southeast Asia team, reporting to Esther Wong, Southeast Asia market head and head of Institutional Wealth Management. Foo has served in leadership roles at Bank Julius Baer, Credit Suisse, HSBC Private Bank and UOB Private Bank.

International law firm Charles Russell Speechlys appointed Kevin Lee as head of private client in Asia, as part of the firm's investment in its international private client offering and its Asia presence. Lee joined with partner Wei Kang, two associates and one legal executive from Stephenson Harwood. Lee's experience spans Hong Kong, Singapore, the US, Canada and the UK.

Wei Kang joined as a private client partner in Hong Kong.

HSBC appointed Edward Chiu as onshore Taiwan market head, HSBC Private Bank. Chiu has served as head of Premier Elite at HSBC Taiwan since 2024. Prior to joining HSBC, he held senior positions at DBS and Citibank. In his new role, Chiu leads the onshore private banking business in Taiwan, working with the other lines of business to deliver holistic solutions for Taiwanese clients. He reports to Kanas Chan, head of Private Bank, North Asia and Hong Kong, and Kevin Hu, head of International Wealth and Premier Banking, Taiwan.

Manulife Hong Kong and Macau named a new chief executive officer, Wilton Kee, who succeeded Patrick Graham, former chief executive officer of Manulife Hong Kong and Macau. Kee, who joined Manulife in 2013, served in senior leadership roles across pricing, product, health and finance in Hong Kong and Macau. Previously, he was chief product officer and later took on the additional role of head of health. In 2022, he was appointed chief financial officer, and in March 2026, took on additional responsibilities as deputy chief executive officer.

Ocorian appointed Francel Fullard as head of private clients, Hong Kong. Fullard has more than 10 years' experience in the legal and fiduciary services sector. She previously worked at Trident Trust for more than four years.

The chief investment officer of Columbia Threadneedle Investments, William Davies, decided to retire after 33 years' service at the firm, stepping down on 30 June 2026. William F "Ted" Truscott, chief executive officer of Columbia Threadneedle, acts as interim global chief investment officer until a successor for Davies is found.

Howden, a global insurance intermediary group, appointed Alaric Lee as chief executive officer for Hong Kong. Lee succeeded Alfred Sham, who moved to Singapore to take on the role of chief strategy officer for Asia. Lee was previously chief commercial officer, Asia, spending more than a decade in Hong Kong. Sham, who led the Hong Kong business for the past two years, during which time it has doubled in size, has a broader new remit.

LGT appointed Anchalee Bunsongsikul as chief executive of LGT Securities (Thailand). Ekkapob Makeguljai was previously chief executive officer of LGT's Thailand business. Most recently, Bunsongsikul was president and chief executive officer, Thailand and representative offices, for Standard Chartered.

Franklin Templeton appointed Jiun Wen Chee as private markets head for the APAC Wealth business, based in Singapore. He reports functionally to Jeff Masom, head of US distribution and the firm's Global Wealth Management Private Markets, and regionally to Christian Bucaro, head of Wealth, Asia. Most recently, he served as a managing director at Bank of Singapore, where he led the bank's alternative investments platform.

Dechert added a two-partner team in its corporate and securities practice group. David Cho rejoined the firm, while Min Kim joined the team. Both previously worked at Milbank.

UOB Private Bank appointed Paul Zhou as market head for Greater China. Prior to this, Zhou had been head of sales and distribution at UOB China since 2018. Before that, Zhou held senior leadership positions at Ping An Trust and Citibank.

BNP Paribas appointed Gary O'Brien as head of financial intermediaries and corporate clients (FI&C) line for its securities services business in Asia-Pacific. Based in Australia, O'Brien reports to Franck Dubois, Asia-Pacific securities head at the French banking group. O'Brien has more than 20 years' experience at BNP Paribas.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons appointed Han Ming Ho, who joined from Reed Smith, to strengthen its asset management and investment funds capability in Singapore. Han Ming Ho is a Singapore-qualified funds lawyer.

Julius Baer appointed Kunal Sumaya as interim country head for India, following the departure of Umang Papneja, who decided to leave to pursue other opportunities. Sumaya, who is continuing to serve as head of global Non-Resident Indians, has been in that role at the bank since 2022.

UBS made appointments in its global wealth management team in Southeast Asia. Vivian Li stepped into a new role as senior client advisor within global family and institutional wealth for Singapore; she moved from her position as advisory and sales head of premium advisory specialists for Southeast Asia. Shane Huang assumed the role of advisory and sales head of premium advisory specialists for Southeast Asia, succeeding Li. Cheng Chi Li became head of equity and structured products (EQSP) sales for Singapore, taking up Huang's previous role.

Northern Trust appointed David Sara as regional head of industry development, Asia-Pacific, based in Melbourne.

Deutsche Bank Private Bank appointed Dominic Cheung as director in the investment management team within its North Asia region. Based in Hong Kong and reporting to Cora Chiu, head of investment management, North Asia, Cheung most recently worked at JP Morgan.

Bank of Singapore said Ranjit Khanna stepped down as head of private banking for the Middle East, global South Asia and International.

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, part of Natixis, appointed Adel Afiouni as senior country manager, group regional head for the Middle East, Caucasus & Central Asia (CCA). Based in Dubai, Afiouni reports to Bruno Le Saint, chief executive officer, Asia-Pacific & Middle East. Afiouni is responsible for all business across the Middle East and CCA regions, including Turkey and Egypt. Afiouni has worked in investment banking, global markets and client coverage roles in London, New York and Paris over a 30-year career.

Citigroup appointed Raj Rathi as head of mergers and acquisitions in India. Based in Mumbai, Rathi also assumed coverage responsibility for digital infrastructure, electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and select B2B commerce companies.