The US bank has made a top-flight appointment in Southeast Asia.

Northern Trust has appointed one of its senior figures, Yen Leng Ong, as country head for Singapore and head of Southeast Asia. She replaces Rohan Singh, who recently left the company, it confirmed to this publication.

In her new role, which is effective from 1 December and subject to regulatory clearance, Ong is responsible for leading the US-headquartered firm’s asset servicing business activities and driving growth of business lines including asset management and capital markets across the region, it said in a statement yesterday.

Most recently, Ong was chief administrative officer for Northern Trust in Asia-Pacific and head of product management, where she was responsible for regional business and product strategy and facilitating regional growth opportunities. In her new role, Ong will continue to report to William Mak, head of APAC, Northern Trust.

Ong joined Northern Trust in 2009 as a senior product manager and assumed the expanded role of chief administrative officer in 2016.