HSBC’s Private Banking Hiring Spree in Southeast Asia
The private banking unit of HSBC has been on a hiring spree with a focus on Southeast Asia and international markets.
HSBC Global Private Banking has made a series of senior appointments for Southeast Asia and international markets, according to a statement.
Joanne Ng joins as desk head for the Singapore team with 22 years of wealth management experience, most recently at OCBC Premier Private Client where she was responsible for developing talent and delivering personalized banking solutions to high net worth (HNW) clients. Based in Singapore, she will lead a team of relationship managers and report to Hammad Hashmi, market head, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Tim Morse will join in August 2025 as senior business development manager. Based in Australia, he will focus on deepening collaboration between HSBC’s onshore franchises and offshore private banking teams. Morse is an industry veteran who previously held leadership roles at Citi, J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank.
Tom Kinnear has been appointed as relationship manager covering Australia and international markets, reporting to Kapil Khanna, desk head for Australia, Japan & international. Kinnear has extensive experience in global markets and institutional client coverage.
Other Recent Appointments
The latest additions are part of broader efforts to accelerate regional expansion at the British private bank. Other recent appointments include Khanna in July, Minnie Chan as desk head for Philippines & Japan in April, Benjamin Wang as desk head for Thailand & Vietnam and Urban Binggeli as desk head for Indonesia in January as well as Annie Lim as desk head for Singapore in December 2024.
HSBC Global Private Banking also grew its front office with relationship managers Le Hong Sie and Leonard Eggert for the Indonesia market alongside Rayner Wong and Samuel Chi Hao Kee for the Malaysia market.
«We’re continuing to build momentum across Southeast Asia by investing in top talent and deepening our cross-border capabilities. Our clients increasingly require personalized, multi-market wealth solutions, and we are well-positioned to deliver that through our expanding bench strength, strong connectivity, and product suite,» commented Tommy Leung, head of HSBC Global Private Banking, South Asia.
