Customary Chartered introduced the appointment of veteran banker James Lye as World Head, Worldwide Banking, efficient 1 November 2022.
On this newly created position, James will lead the Group Worldwide Banking workforce and drive centered execution to drive the financial institution’s worldwide banking enterprise.
James will probably be primarily based in Singapore, reporting to Raymond Ang, World Head, Prosperous Purchasers, and Samir Subberwal, Head, Client, Non-public & Enterprise Banking, Asia, and World Head, Digital Enterprise.
James brings with him over 20 years of banking expertise. He was most not too long ago Head of Markets for Citibank Worldwide Private Financial institution Singapore – a enterprise unit specialising in offshore funding and wealth administration services and products to high-net-worth people residing exterior of Singapore.
His tenure with Citi has seen him develop his profession by means of varied particular person shopper relationship and product roles to regional workforce management roles.
Customary Chartered at the moment provides worldwide banking in 4 of the highest cross-border hubs globally, particularly Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, and Jersey.
Raymond Ang
Commenting on the appointment, Raymond Ang stated,
“Our Worldwide Banking proposition solutions shoppers’ cross-border wealth administration wants. It enhances the suite of prosperous banking providers that serves shoppers throughout Asia, Africa and the Center East and differentiates Customary Chartered as a very worldwide financial institution. I’m trying ahead to having James on board to guide and take the enterprise to better heights.”
Samir Subberwal
Samir Subberwal added,
“Elevated cross-border wealth administration wants arising from growing worldwide mobility is a development that’s right here to remain. Now we have doubled our worldwide banking workforce within the final three years and can proceed to help our shoppers by hiring the perfect skills and enhancing our Worldwide Banking proposition by means of investments in digitalisation.”
