HSBC today announced two new senior appointments for its Wealth and Personal Banking (WPB)^[1] business in Singapore.  It has appointed Mr Ian Yim as Head of Distribution and Ms Melissa Craig as Head of Digital and Innovation. Both appointments aim to further help HSBC achieve its ambition to be the leading international bank in Singapore and support the region’s strategic ambition to be the leading wealth manager in Asia-Pacific. 

Mr Anurag Mathur, Head of Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC Bank (Singapore) said: “Since we embarked on our Asia Wealth strategy, the Singapore wealth business has grown significantly thanks to strategic investments in our people and technology. We have also accelerated the pace of our digital banking transformation and have seen strong mobile banking adoption among our customers. With the strong foundation in place, I’m very excited to further strengthen our leadership capability with Singaporean talents to grow our business at pace and scale. Both Ian and Melissa have proven track records in building strong teams and partnerships that will help us achieve our growth ambitions in Singapore.”