Harris Antoniou-led Neptune Maritime Leasing has expanded its operations into Asia and appointed a number one man for the area.
The maritime leasing platform employed former ABN AMRO man Chih Keong Kwek because the director of origination in Asia with a base in Singapore.
“We’re happy to announce the growth of our companies to Asia and honoured that one more main delivery professional has agreed to hitch our platform of leasing companies to the maritime neighborhood,” mentioned Harris Antoniou (pictured), founder and CEO of Neptune Leasing.
Kwek is a seasoned company banker with greater than 30 years of regional banking expertise with main monetary establishments throughout a number of company banking capabilities in structured finance, mortgage underwriting and distribution, maritime finance, and threat administration.
Till lately, he was the chief threat officer at ABN AMRO Singapore. Earlier than that, he was head of delivery at Nordea Singapore and head of transportation at Fortis Singapore.
He was additionally a visitor lecturer for the Govt Grasp of Maritime Administration program at Dalian Maritime College from 2008 to 2010.
“I’ve labored with Harris beforehand at Fortis and ABN AMRO, and I’ve been following the event of Neptune Leasing ever because the firm was based three years in the past. I stay up for contributing to the momentum that he and his staff have constructed up and delivering distinctive worth to our purchasers,” Kwek added.