BofA Names Payment Solutions Trio in Asia

Bank of America has announced the appointment of three senior executives within its payments solutions unit in Asia.

Bank of America has appointed Lin Guo head of global payment solutions (GPS) China, based in Beijing, according to an internal memo. She will remain as head of GPS corporate sales for China and Hong Kong as well as deputy branch manager for Beijing. She will also join the China country leadership team. Guo has more than 20 years of financial services experience and joined Bank of America in 2013.

Kitty Yen has been named head of GPS Taiwan, Taipei while retaining her role as head of GPS corporate sales for Taiwan and member of the Taiwan leadership team and local management team. Yen has nearly 30 years of financial services experience and first joined the bank in 2012.

Guo and Yen will report to Aziz Parvez, head of GPS APAC corporate sales, Winnie Chen, head of GPS APAC and their respective local management. They will also join the GPS APAC senior leadership team.

Specialized Product Sales

In addition, Olivier Anceau has taken on the role of head of GPS, Asia Pacific specialized product sales (SPS). Based in Singapore, he will report to GPS SPS co-heads Galen Robbins and Tracy Stover as well as Chen.

In the role, Anceau will lead the new SPS team, driving strategy for the region across trade, card, core cash, sales readiness and bid management, and advisory. He will be part of the GPS APAC senior leadership team and global SPS leadership team, working with the bank's partners across the franchise to deliver a comprehensive client proposition.

Anceau has over 20 years of experience in financial services across cash and trade, and corporate and commercial banking, with roles spanning sales and relationship management across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Most recently, he worked at Citi Commercial Bank.