Deutsche Bank strengthens South-east Asia team with 3 key appointments

    Published Mon, Nov 29, 2021 · 03:11 AM

    DEUTSCHE Bank Wealth Management announced the appointments of Felicia Tan as director, team leader, Edmund Tee as vice-president, and Dita Darmawan as director, in the South-east Asia team.

    In a press statement on Monday (Nov 29), the bank said that the appointments of Tan and Tee, both of whom are based in Singapore, are effective from Nov 22. Darmawan's appointment is effective as of Nov 25.

    Tan and Tee report to Urs Brudermann while Darmawan reports to Ingrid Widjaja. Both Brudermann and Widjaja are group heads of South-east Asia and report to the head of South-East Asia, Chow Shang-Wei.

    Tan was previously the director and team head at BNP Paribas Wealth Management. Prior to that, she spent over a decade at Credit Suisse, progressing from relationship manager to director. With 13 years of private banking experience, Tan is experienced in managing both high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth clients across South-east Asia, with Malaysia being her primary focus.

    Tee has 17 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. He comes from BNP Paribas Wealth Management where he held the role of vice-president, servicing a portfolio of HNW individuals and corporations. Prior to that, he was with CIMB Private Banking and Credit Suisse.

    Darmawan joins from UBS where she was a director. Before that, she was a director at Standard Chartered and a vice-president at Barclays Bank. As a native Indonesian, she has a "strong network and access" to entrepreneurs locally.

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    Deutsche Bank added that Darmawan will capitalise on the bank's investment banking proposition to manage and develop business relationships in Indonesia.

    Chow said that the appointments will "further strengthen" Deutsche Bank's client support in South-East Asia.

    "Their addition is part of our ongoing expansion strategy in South-east Asia, demonstrating our commitment to investing in more talents and resources to help achieve clients' ambitions. We will continue to make strategic hires to support our clients with differentiated solutions that meet their evolving needs at all stages of life," added Chow.

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