Barclays named Vivian Chan as regional head of North Asia to its wealth and investment management division. She joins on  August 5 2013, reporting to Didier von Daeniken, head of wealth management for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

 

Chan joins Barclays from Credit Suisse, where she was managing director and market leader for Greater China. She was instrumental in building up the firm’s ultra high net worth client portfolio. An industry veteran, she brings with her over 30 years of experience and expertise in building businesses and managing ultra high net worth client relationships that require complex private and business wealth management needs.

 

Robert Morrice, chairman and chief executive, Barclays Asia-Pacific, said: “North Asia is a key region for us and we have seen significant growth in the corporate and investment banking as well as wealth management space. Our successful wealth management business has been driven by the rapid rate of wealth creation and our strengths in providing private investment banking capabilities.”