New York-based BNY Mellon has announced the appointment of a new chief executive for Singapore. 

BNY Mellon names Winnie Chen as Singapore chief executive, according to a statement, effective immediately. She replaces Francis Braeckevelt, who will focus on his expanded role leading international operations, including Latin America. 

Chen has over 20 years of experience in the US, Greater China and Singapore across credit administration, sales, treasury services and transaction banking. She will take on the new role in addition to her responsibilities as Asia Pacific head of treasury services. 

«Singapore is a regional hub for crucial functions at BNY Mellon including operations and engineering, and serves key clients in the region,” said Fangfang Chen, APAC chair and APAC head of global client management at BNY Mellon. «[Chen’s] broad expertise will be instrumental as we implement our Singapore growth agenda to drive client service excellence and innovation.»