Standard Chartered announced a head of wealth markets products sales further strengthening its private banking and wealth management team in North Asia.

Based in Hong Kong, Jimmy Chang joins the bank with immediate effect. In his new position Chang reports to Alex Welch, global head of wealth markets products sales and managed investments and Stephen Man, head of wealth management, Hong Kong the bank said in a statement.

Chang was most recently managing director and head of private wealth management at Huatai Financial Holdings, where he was responsible for its wealth management platform. Before that he held senior roles in UBS, ABN Amro and Citibank.

Standard Chartered has hired for its Hong Kong and Singapore wealth units throughout 2017 and recently reported a series of appointments enhancing its client coverage across the Greater China and North Asia region.