Barclays Wealth has appointed a head of North Asia, starting from 3 May this year. He joins from HSBC Private Bank.

Barclays Wealth announced today it has appointed Pakorn Boonyakurkul as managing director, head of North Asia, effective 3 May this year, joining fromHSBC Private Bank.

Boonyakurkul will lead the bankers based in Hong Kong, focusing on the wealth management business across Greater China and North Asia. He will join the Barclays Wealth Asia Pacific Management Committee, and report to Didier von Daeniken, chief executive, Barclays Wealth Asia Pacific.

In a banking career spanning 30 years, including 25 years in private banking, Boonyakurkul has assumed senior leadership roles in various financial institutions including Citi Private Bank and Bankers’ Trust.  Most recently, he was a managing director at HSBC Private Bank, overseeing 200 employees, and responsible for both the onshore and offshore private banking business in the markets of Japan and Taiwan, the offshore Philippines as well as the Non Resident Indian segment, over the past eight years.

“With his expertise in building teams and delivering results, Pakorn will play a key role in charting the next phase of growth for Barclays Wealth in North Asia, as we continue to build out our capabilities in serving the complex needs of our wealth management clients,” von Daeniken said.