BOS names new heads for Dubai and financial intermediaries

Lim Leong Guan is expected to help accelerate the bank’s UHNW growth push.

Bank of Singapore has announced new appointments, including a new helm its Dubai business and a global segment lead for the Financial Intermediaries (FIMs) business.

Annabelle Chow has been named Head of Financial Intermediaries and will be the global segment lead for the FIM business.

Lim Leong Guan will assume the role of head of private banking, Middle East, South Asia, and International.

Lim will be based in Dubai and will also serve as chief executive of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Together with Rickie Chan and Vi Sun Yang, Lim is expected to help accelerate Bank of Singapore’s ultra-high net worth (UHNW) growth push, Bank of Singapore said. Chan is Bank of Singapore’s head of private banking, Greater China & North Asia, as well as chief executive of the Hong Kong Branch; Yang is head of private banking, ASEAN, and will join the bank on 29 June.

Chow, meanwhile, joined the bank in 2016. She spearheaded the alternative investment digital platform FIM Alternatives Select, which provides access to over 1,600 funds and over 600 asset managers.

Chow brings over 20 years of private banking experience. She previously worked at Barclays Wealth in Asia and Credit Suisse AG.

Bank of Singapore also recently shuffled leadership in its family offices and wealth advisory businesses.

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