HSBC has named Ashmita Acharya as head of wealth and personal banking (WPB), Singapore, with effect from 18 January 2023. 

Acharya joins HSBC from Citibank where she has built 20 years of international banking experience. 

She was most recently retail banking head for Singapore, where she was responsible for wealth management and mortgage business growth in the city state. Prior to that, she was Asia Pacific Head of Retail Segments, leading acquisition, segment proposition, client engagement and analytics for all 17 businesses in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Middle East regions. 

HSBC Singapore CEO, Wong Kee Joo, said: "Ashmita's extensive experience across retail and wealth strategy, client proposition, digital experience and product development will help to propel our Wealth and Personal Banking strategy, encompassing mass and emerging affluent and high net worth segments, at a time when we have enormous ambitions to leverage Singapore's position as a global wealth and sustainability hub for our clients in the region. 

"Our ambition is to deliver the full strengths of the Bank through a compelling integrated offering, new digital capabilities and a comprehensive range of solutions that support client needs anywhere in the world, at every stage of their wealth journey."