The senior figures will be based in Hong Kong.

The trust, corporate and fund services company ZEDRA has appointed Jacqueline Shek and Stella Tong as executive director for trust services and executive director for family offices, respectively. Both individuals work out of Hong Kong.

Shek, a private client and trust lawyer, has worked in tax, trust and private wealth structuring for over 18 years; she has worked with families, professional advisors, banks and trustee companies in setting up, administering, restructuring and defending private trust and charitable arrangements for Asian families.

Prior to her new role, Shek was global head of legal for a bank-owned private trust business and previously a partner in a major international law firm in Hong Kong, ZEDRA said.

Tong, a lawyer with 30 years of experience in private client work and corporate advisory and structuring.  As a former corporate banker, she has advised clients on project financing. As a wealth management consultant, she has assisted private clients, delivering structuring solutions across corporate, commercial, trusts and private wealth planning environments.

Prior to joining, Tong was a partner of a Hong Kong law firm and a Hong Kong/PRC joint venture law firm based in China, where she was responsible for developing their trust and fiduciary business.

ZEDRA has offices in 14 jurisdictions globally, including Hong Kong and Singapore.