Barclays Private Bank makes senior appointments in Singapore
Tom Road has been appointed Deputy Head, Barclays Private Bank, Singapore and Wengmun Loh has been appointed Head of Dealing and Derivatives, Barclays Private Bank, Singapore.
Tom Road has been appointed Deputy Head, Barclays Private Bank, Singapore, reporting into Evonne Tan, Head of Barclays Private Bank, Singapore. As a senior banker, Tom will focus on meeting the needs of UHNW and Global Family Offices in Singapore and driving forward the Private Bank’s ambitious growth plans in Singapore.
Having worked for Barclays Private Bank in London for the past 13 years, covering UHNW and Global Family Offices, Tom has relocated to Singapore to take up his new role. Prior to joining Barclays, Tom was a senior lawyer at Linklaters, specialising in M&A for Real Estate clients, ranging from sovereign wealth funds and listed property companies to private investors.
Wengmun Loh has been appointed Head of Dealing and Derivatives, Barclays Private Bank, Singapore. Wengmun has been with Barclays since 2008 and was most recently Head of UK Direct Access for Barclays Private Bank, London. In his new role, Wengmun will relocate to Singapore and is responsible for building up the capital markets and trading capability of Barclays Private Bank, Singapore. Wengmun will report locally to Ken Sze, Head of Investments Asia and functionally to Aurelien Callegari, Global Co-Head of Capital Markets & Head of Structured Products.
Wengmun has over 30 years of trading experience across various asset classes including derivatives, foreign exchange, equities, and fixed income; having worked on the trading desks of HSBC, Société Générale, and Bloomberg LP. Previously, Wengmun was Head of Dealing, Barclays Wealth, Asia, responsible for the dealing and sales trading desks in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mumbai.
Evonne Tan, Head of Barclays Private Bank, Singapore, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Tom and Wengmun to the team at this exciting chapter of growth for Barclays Private Bank in Singapore. Both Tom and Wengmun have experience in working with some of the largest and most sophisticated Family Offices and UHNWIs in the UK and Europe, making them instrumental additions to the Barclays Private Bank team in Singapore.”
Jean-Christophe Gerard, CEO, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, added: “As the needs of Family Office clients in Singapore change and evolve, Barclays Private Bank Singapore continues to see significant growth. Singapore serves as a strategically important location for Barclays in Asia, where we have a robust client base and a unique proposition. These new appointments will strengthen our presence here and allow us to further meet the investment and banking needs of Family Offices and UHNW clients in the region.”
“Both Tom and Wengmun have been part of Barclays for several years so are well practiced in bringing Barclays’ global network and bespoke solutions to clients, helping them invest for tomorrow, and influence it.”
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