HSBC Singapore appoints new retail banking and wealth management head

HSBC Bank (Singapore) said on Thursday it will appoint Anurag Mathur as head of its retail banking and wealth management business in Singapore.

It follows the appointment of HSBC Singapore's current retail banking head, Matthew Colebrook, who will lead HSBC's retail and wealth management business for the Middle East region.

Mr Mathur joined HSBC Group in Hong Kong in 2009. He was most recently head of international markets for the retail banking and wealth management business in Asia, which involved overseeing the growth for HSBC in Bangladesh, Brunei, Macau, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Mr Mathur's appointment, subject to local regulatory approval, will be effective from Sept 17, 2016.