The move is part of efforts by the bank to build out its Greater China footprint.

Bank of Singapore has appointed Che Yan and Hank Chen to join its Hong Kong branch as senior relationship managers under the team of Irene Wat, market head of Greater China.

Che Yan has close to 20 years of cross-border finance expertise, focusing on corporate banking, syndicated loans and ultra-high net worth client management. Prior to joining Bank of Singapore, she served as co-head of private banking and head of the cross-border business department at China Minsheng Bank. At the latter bank, she led the strategic integration of corporate and private banking services.

Hank Chen brings nearly 25 years of experience servicing HNW and institutional clients, with expertise in investment advisory, asset allocation and managing business cycles. He was previously an executive director and a relationship manager at JP Morgan Private Bank’s China team.

Last year, the bank’s Hong Kong branch increased its relationship manager headcount by almost 30 per cent. The branch has also beat its 50 per cent AuM growth target for the 2024 to 2026 period, more than a year ahead of time, it said in a statement yesterday. 

The head of private banking for Greater China and CEO for the Hong Kong branch is Rickie Chan.

Last week, Bank of Singapore said it had brought back Bikram Sen as market head for Global South Asia and International. He joined from UBS.

In recent developments, earlier this month BoS announced that it has rolled out an agentic AI-powered tool to automate a major part of the know-your-customer (KYC) due diligence process – verifying the legitimacy of clients’ wealth and transactions.