SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To continue to drive its growth across Asia-Pacific, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has named Rohan Singh as head of its Singapore and the South East Asia regions.
In his new role, which he assumes on 1 September 2015, Singh will be responsible for driving Northern Trust’s asset servicing and asset management business activities across the South East Asia region, focusing on offering its range of customizable asset servicing and asset management solutions to sophisticated institutional investors.
Singh was most recently based in Northern Trust’s Melbourne office where, as Australia and New Zealand country head, he led the growth and expansion of the office, doubling assets under custody and growing employee numbers by 80 percent. Prior to this, Singh was head of asset servicing sales for Asia-Pacific based in Singapore.
"Asia-Pacific is Northern Trust’s fastest growing region and we continue to invest in strong leadership and operational capacity to drive our growth," said William Mak, head of Asia-Pacific at Northern Trust. "Rohan has been instrumental in the growth of our Australia and New Zealand business, and his market expertise and leadership will be integral as we continue to grow in South East Asia.”
Northern Trust has an established network of nine offices across Asia-Pacific, in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea. It has strong relationships with some of the region’s largest central banks, sovereign wealth funds, government agencies, and corporations and is a full-service provider to Asia-Pacific market, delivering a range of solutions for institutional clients; including investment accounting and tax, unit registry services, investment operations outsourcing, and specialized custody solutions.
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has offices in the United States in 19 states and Washington, D.C., and 20 international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of March 31, 2015, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$6.1 trillion, and assets under management of US$960.1 billion. For 125 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation. Visit northerntrust.com or follow us on Twitter @NorthernTrust.
Northern Trust Corporation, Head Office: 50 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S.A., incorporated with limited liability in the U.S. Global legal and regulatory information can be found at http://www.northerntrust.com/disclosures.
