A new executive is hired to oversee institutional coverage for the Greater China region.

Sean Ma will join Saxo Markets where he will be responsible for covering both the wholesale and direct client businesses for the Greater China region, an announcement sent Wednesday indicated.

Based in Hong Kong, Ma will report both to Ivan Chang, the regional head of the institutional business, and Hong Kong chief executive Richard Douglas.

Ma has more than a decade of financial sector experience in Hong Kong and mainland China.