The new India wealth management leader has been at the French banking group since 2013.

BNP Paribas today confirmed that it has appointed a new leader of its private banking arm in India, Ravinder Singh, whose new post is head of wealth management and managing director, and chief executive, India.

Singh, who is based in Mumbai, takes over from Himanshu Mehta who moved internally to pursue a new opportunity elsewhere within BNP Paribas, a spokesperson told this publication today.

Singh joined the French bank six years ago and has been in charge of the front office team in India as head of sales since March 2016.