BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, a global provider in securities servicing, has appointed Rex Wong as a market segmentation specialist within the global product management team.
Based in Hong Kong, Wong will be responsible for market and sector analysis as well as defining and coordinating the implementation of future strategic growth opportunities across Asia. He will report to Francis Braeckevelt, managing director of Global Product Management Asia, who is based in Singapore.
Wong has over 14 years experience in the asset servicing industry. He joins BNY Mellon from State Street Bank & Trust Company where he had progressive roles within client services and project management. He was most recently Asia COO for State Streets investor services business, where he was responsible for the overall management of the operations team. The team provided custody, accounting, trustee, fund administration and transfer agency services for regional institutional clients, investment managers, unit trusts and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
“Asia is one of the fastest growing and dynamic regions in the world for the securities servicing industry,” says Chong Jin Leow, head of Asia, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. “With almost 15 years experience in the asset servicing business, Rex has demonstrated the strategic vision and leadership skills necessary to manage and grow complex, multi-dimensional businesses and is well-positioned to drive our growth initiatives.”