Fox Partnership, the private banking executive search firm, has named Joy ME Lim as managing director and Singapore country head, WealthBriefing can exclusively reveal.

Lim has been with the firm since August of last year, when she assumed country management responsibilities. In her new role she takes over from Simeon Fowler, group chief executive, who has relocated to the firm’s recently-launched Hong Kong office.

Lim has over twenty years of experience in legal, private wealth management and executive search. She was most recently executive director at Russell Reynolds in Shanghai for two years, having previously been a private banker in Asia.

Fox Partnership also announced the impending relocation of managing director of international private banking Alexander Diffey from London to Singapore. Diffey, who has been with the firm for the past decade, will join the Singapore office next month.

The firm additionally said that Katie Brunt has been promoted from associate director to director, and will relocate from Singapore to Hong Kong to assist Fowler in spearheading the growth of the new business.