EFG Strengthens South Asia Team With Senior Hires in Singapore
Zurich-based private bank EFG has expanded its South Asia team with two new hires from First Abu Dhabi Bank.
EFG has appointed Vikram Nimkar as market head, global South Asia (GSA) and Shonali Batra as client relationship officer, GSA, according to a statement. Both are based in Singapore with Nimkar reporting to GSA market group head Ravi Ramakrishnan and Batra reporting to market head Hussain Poonawalla.
Nimkar has 30 years of experience across corporate and institutional banking, capital markets, private banking and wealth management, most recently as head of private banking Asia at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). Previously, he held leadership roles in Westpac, Deutsche Bank and ABN AMRO Bank.
Batra has over 20 years of wealth management experience, joining also from First Abu Dhabi Bank where she managed ultra-high net worth and high net worth non-resident Indian clients across Singapore, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, she held similar positions at LGT, ABN AMRO and Standard Chartered.
