Kiat Seng Lim climbs the ladder at J.P. Morgan
17 August 2012 Singapore
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J.P. Morgan Treasury Services has appointed Kiat Seng Lim as head of financial institutions (FI) Sales for Asia Pacific.
Lim will lead the firm’s FI client and sales strategy across both the bank and non-bank financial institution sectors for cash management and trade finance across 14 markets in Asia Pacific. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Lim spent 12 years in global transaction banking with Deutsche Bank, most recently as co-head of cash management.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, he held a variety of managerial roles spanning both cash management and trade finance in Singapore, including Banco do Brasil S.A., Union Bank of California, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada and OCBC Bank. Lim will be based in Singapore, and will report to Margaret Yao, Regional Sales Executive, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services.
Yao said: “We are delighted to welcome Kiat to the team. Kiat's client focus and proven ability is well recognized in the industry, and I am confident that he will lead our financial institutions franchise to new heights and bring the very best solutions to clients here in Asia Pacific.”
Tom DuCharme, COO of Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services, said: “We at J.P. Morgan collectively thank all of our financial institution clients for their ongoing support of the firm and their continued recognition of our leadership across the region. The financial institutions segment is highly valued and one we continue to invest in. I’m proud of these results, and we look forward to working even harder with Kiat’s leadership to remain at the front of the field.”
Lim will lead the firm’s FI client and sales strategy across both the bank and non-bank financial institution sectors for cash management and trade finance across 14 markets in Asia Pacific. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Lim spent 12 years in global transaction banking with Deutsche Bank, most recently as co-head of cash management.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, he held a variety of managerial roles spanning both cash management and trade finance in Singapore, including Banco do Brasil S.A., Union Bank of California, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada and OCBC Bank. Lim will be based in Singapore, and will report to Margaret Yao, Regional Sales Executive, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services.
Yao said: “We are delighted to welcome Kiat to the team. Kiat's client focus and proven ability is well recognized in the industry, and I am confident that he will lead our financial institutions franchise to new heights and bring the very best solutions to clients here in Asia Pacific.”
Tom DuCharme, COO of Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services, said: “We at J.P. Morgan collectively thank all of our financial institution clients for their ongoing support of the firm and their continued recognition of our leadership across the region. The financial institutions segment is highly valued and one we continue to invest in. I’m proud of these results, and we look forward to working even harder with Kiat’s leadership to remain at the front of the field.”
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