The new Asia private banking head of London-based Barclays starts his job today in Mumbai.

Nitin Singh commences his role today as head of Barclays Private Bank Asia, according to a social media post, based in Mumbai.

Singh has more than 20 years of experience in private banking, wealth and asset management. He was most recently managing director and CEO of Mumbai-headquartered Avendus Wealth Management. Previously, he held several leadership roles at Standard Chartered and HSBC in the UK and India.

Reporting Lines

According to previous media reports, Singh reports to private banking CEO Jean-Christophe Gerard and APAC head Jaideep Khanna

Singapore-based head of private banking Evonne Tan will shift her reporting line from head of UK international private bank James Penny to Singh. Sandeep Das, head of private clients in India, will leave the bank to pursue another opportunity. 

«We’re delighted to strengthen our leadership team as we strive to help more clients in Asia to influence their unique visions of tomorrow,» Barclays said in the LinkedIn post.