2010-08-03 10:50
Esther Heer named as Deputy Chief Executive Officer BSI Asia, a division of BSI AG, and CEO of BSI Investment Advisors (Hong Kong) Ltd responsible for Private Wealth Advisory North Asia
Ciro Ahmad named as Chief Operating Officer of BSI Investment Advisors (Hong Kong) Ltd
SINGAPORE, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- BSI has named Esther Heer as its new Deputy Chief Executive Officer of BSI Asia, a division of BSI AG, and CEO of BSI Investment Advisors (Hong Kong) Ltd, responsible for Private Wealth Advisory North Asia and Ciro Ahmad as Chief Operating Officer of BSI Investment Advisors (Hong Kong) Ltd, an SFC licensed investment advisory company concentrating on Private Wealth Advisory. Hanspeter Brunner is CEO of BSI Asia and BSI Bank Limited Singapore, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss-based BSI AG.
Ms. Heer brings to the role more than 30 years’ experience in wealth management. She will continue to be based in Hong Kong, where the last two decades of her career have been. Mr. Brunner said: “Esther is an exceptional leader with huge knowledge and experience in the region and a record of delivering significant results for clients.”
Mr. Ahmad will also be based in Hong Kong where he has 10 years experience at the highest level of the private banking sector in the areas of investment, risk and branch management. He has also worked in Geneva and London.
Within its international growth strategy policy, which helped the Bank boost its presence in high-growth potential markets, BSI is currently exploring any additional strategic option to further strengthen its presence in North Asia in order to fully exploit the whole potential of the market.
Mr. Brunner said: “Our strategy in Asia is to bring to our clients not only experience and knowledge of wealth management issues but also a deep understanding of the region and each of its markets; these are very important appointments and developments which are consistent with BSI’s client-centric strategy.”
In Asia, BSI is present in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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Established in Lugano in 1873, BSI AG is one of the oldest banks in Switzerland and specializes in private wealth management. In 1998, the Bank became part of the Generali Group, one of the leading players in the international insurance and financial markets. The bank places great emphasis on establishing and maintaining ongoing personal relationships with clients, while at the same time offering global asset management services with world-class products. It is present in the major financial markets worldwide, in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. www.bsibank.com
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