London-headquartered bank Standard Chartered has named Hu Hong as its global private bank ( GPB ) group market head in Singapore, a role in which he will focus on building and growing a new Greater China team.

This appointment, the bank says, aligns with the development of its Greater China franchise in Singapore.

He reports to Foo Tian Ong, regional head, Southeast Asia, and Singapore location head, Standard Chartered global private bank.

Hong is a seasoned private banking veteran with extensive experience across the Greater China markets with a reputation for strong client focus and talent development.

He joined Standard Chartered from Bank of Singapore where he managed three market heads and a team of 100 frontline staff.