BNP Paribas Strengthens Asia Pacific Team

BNP Paribas has strengthened its securities services franchise in Asia Pacific with the appointment of four senior executives.

Mostapha Tahiri has been promoted to the head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Singapore, replacing Arnaud Claudon who has been promoted to the newly created role of global head of Depotbank and Fiduciary Services based in Paris. Tahiri joined the Singapore office in 2009 as the head of Asset and Fund Services for Asia.

Jonathan Xie has joined as the head of Asset Custody, BNP Paribas (China).  Xie has worked with Chinese and international financial institutions to develop business opportunities and leverage the different types of Chinese inbound and outbound investment schemes.  Most recently, Xie was deputy head of Haitong International Asset Management based in Hong Kong.  Prior to this, he held senior management roles with HFT Investment Management and Everbright Securities in China, and Questrade and Canaccord Capital in Canada.

Angely Yip has joined BNP Paribas Securities Services as the sales director for North Asia (ex-Japan). Before joining BNP Paribas, Yip held various senior positions at asset servicing firms including Clearstream, JP Morgan and most recently, Citibank.

Yuki Teshima has joined BNP Paribas’ Tokyo Branch as a senior relationship manager. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, she held relationship management roles in Brown Brothers Harriman and BNY Mellon.

Commenting on these appointments, head of BNP Paribas Securities Services in Asia Pacific, Lawrence Au, said, “Their experience in global custody, fund services and investment management, together with their excellent knowledge of the Asia marketplace and global practices, make them ideal candidates for these positions.”

He continued, “We are well positioned with our global-local business model and have strong and complete propositions to cater to the rapid growth in China-Hong Kong and ASEAN regions, as well as the investment developments in Japan.”