BNP Paribas WM Names Head Of International, Asian Markets

Chrissy Coleman

29 November 2012

The head of international and other Asian markets position at BNP Paribas Wealth Management has been filled by an internal candidate, who will be based in Singapore, starting January 2013.

Eric Aubin replaces Eric Morin, who resigned from the French bank after over 20 years with the firm, in order to take up the role as head of Southeast Asia at Sarasin early next year, as previously reported by this publication.

Aubin will oversee and grow the private banking business in international and other Asian markets, reporting to Mignonne Cheng, chairman and chief executive of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Asia Pacific, said the firm in a statement.

Currently, Aubin is global head of wealth planning solutions, BNP Paribas Wealth Management, based in Paris, where he manages the international wealth planning teams based in 13 locations across Asia, Europe, and the Middle-East.

Aubin has been with BNP Paribas for almost 20 years, throughout his career holding various senior positions in Asia and Paris. Previous roles include: deputy chief executive of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Hong Kong; head of development Asia, based in Hong Kong; and head of private equity advisory based in Paris.

“With this appointment, we are very confident to further grow our business in international and other Asian markets, where we see significant business opportunities. We are committed to penetrating a wider client base in these markets as part of our strategy to grow our business in Asia Pacific,” said Cheng of his appointment.

BNP Paribas has strengthened its Asia-Pacific wealth management with a number of senior hires recently. Brian Kenyon was appointed regional head of wealth planning solutions for Asia-Pacific in August, based in Singapore; Berry Wong joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management in early October as regional head of wealth planning services, Asia-Pacific, reporting to Kenyon; Anton Wong was appointed head of key clients group, Asia-Pacific, in early October, based in Hong Kong, Angela Yang joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management in July as key clients solutions manager, reporting to Wong. In October, Samir Bimal has joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management India as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Investment Services India Private Limited.

Amongst the heavyweight new joiners earlier this year include Ivan Ching Alex Xu , Louisa Yau and Akshay Jaitly , all are team heads of bank's China, Hong Kong and NRI, North Asia wealth management platforms.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management is the world’s 7th largest private bank, with a presence in over 30 countries. The bank has €265 billion worth of assets under management.