Northern Trust has named Michael Wu to the newly created role of head of its Greater China region.

 

Wu was most recently country manager for Northern Trust’s Beijing branch. In his new role he will have executive management responsibilities for the Hong Kong office, in addition to his current responsibilities for the Beijing branch. He will report to William Mak, head of Asia-Pacific, Northern Trust.

 

Wu was appointed as chief representative for Northern Trust Beijing representative office in 2008. Under his leadership, Northern Trust successfully received approval for its branch license from the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) in 2010, allowing Northern Trust to provide client services directly from the Beijing office.