Vontobel Financial Products (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. makes organizational changes aimed at further expanding its activities in the structured products business in Asia

 

Remigio Luongo will take over as CEO of Vontobel Financial Products in Asia as of 1 July 2015. Meanwhile, Gerhard Meier, Global Head of Vontobel’s multi-issuer platform deritrade® MIP, will also be responsible for coordinating and promoting the development of Vontobel Financial Products in the region.

 

Vontobel Financial Products (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. in Singapore will be introducing various organizational changes as of 1 July 2015 as part of the further expansion of Vontobel’s activities in the structured products segment in Asia. Remigio Luongo, who is responsible for business structuring and development worldwide, will take over from Thomas Süssli as CEO of Vontobel Financial Products (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. In addition to his duties as Global Head Multi Issuer Platform, Gerhard Meier will be responsible for coordinating and promoting the ongoing development of Vontobel Financial Products in the Asian market area. Switzerland’s Federal Council has appointed Thomas Süssli to a new role serving the Swiss Confederation, and he will be leaving Vontobel at the end of June 2015.

 

"With Remigio Luongo and Gerhard Meier, we are focusing on continuity, and on proven managers with extensive track records who combine a wealth of global experience with a keen awareness of the local circumstances," said Roger Studer, Head of Vontobel Investment Banking. With this extended organizational structure, Vontobel Financial Products is ideally positioned to push on with the development of its business in the region. "I would like to thank Thomas Süssli for the outstanding commitment he has shown in bolstering the development of Vontobel Financial Products in Asia," added Roger Studer.

 

 

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