Zubin Dabu, who was previously head of Thailand and a former head at the bank for its Indian markets group, has been appointed by Coutts as an executive director in Asia, this publication can confirm from the UK-headquartered bank.

Dabu reports to Ranjit Khanna, head of Southeast Asia at Coutts. After leaving Coutts, Dabu worked for a multi-family office.

He will be based in Singapore in the newly created role; Coutts told WealthBriefingAsia that it will issue more details on his position in due course.