Kingsway is part of Hong Kong-listed Sunwah Kingsway Capital Holdings.

Chow, who is based in Hong Kong, reports to Michael Choi, group chief executive officer of Sunwah Kingsway Capital Holdings. He will also join the group executive committee.

Previously, he was group chief operating officer at Raffles Family Office, a role that involved overseeing business transformation, risk management and operations, and supporting the firm’s relationship managers in Hong Kong.

Before Raffles, Chow was chief executive of wealth management for Asia at Royal Bank of Canada.

Kingsway focuses on family governance, succession planning and long-term stewardship for ultrahigh net worth families. The firm said it intends to develop its multi-family office model under Chow’s leadership.

Sunwah Kingsway Capital Holdings is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. It traces its roots to the Sunwah Group, which Choi Kai Yau founded in Hong Kong in 1957.

The appointment comes as Hong Kong pursues family office business through tax concessions and government promotion, competing directly with Singapore for wealthy Asian families’ structures.