This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on September 29, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd has appointed Amreek Singh and Omar Mahmoud as its new co-heads of global banking for Malaysia.

Amreek and Omar will be based here and will report to Southeast Asia head of global banking Stephen Williams and HSBC Malaysia country head of global banking and markets Piyush Kaul.

In a statement yesterday, HSBC said Amreek has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector.

“He joined HSBC in Malaysia in 2008 and was most recently co-head of large corporates, global banking where he played a key role in establishing strong relationships with some of the bank’s biggest clients in the country,” it said.

Meanwhile, Omar joined HSBC in 2006 and has worked for the group in a variety of roles within retail banking and wealth management, commercial banking and global banking and markets, and in a number of markets across Europe and Asia.

“He was previously the head of HSBC’s multinationals business in Malaysia where he leveraged his extensive expertise to support some of the largest and most complex multinationals,” said HSBC.

HSBC Malaysia chief executive officer Mukhtar Hussain said Malaysia is a crucial component of HSBC’s strategy and success in the Asean region.

“These appointments reflect the concrete commitment we are making to enhance our management capabilities and focus,” he added.

HSBC in Malaysia has a network of 68 branches, of which 26 are HSBC Amanah Malaysia Bhd branches.