Finantix, a provider of digital enabling software for the banking, wealth management and insurance sectors, has announced a series of senior appointments for the APAC region.
The three new hires are Frances Ng and Lawrence Yin, joining them as Regional Sales Directors, and Clarisa Ele as the APAC Staffing Manager. Frances and Clarisa are both based in Singapore and Lawrence is based in Hong Kong.
Before joining Finantix, Frances spent over five years overseeing regional sales at Experian and Swiss banking software provider, ERI Bancaire. Having worked in software and the technology sector covering South East Asia sales activities for more than 15 years, she will leverage her market understanding to expand Finantix’s footprint in the region driving further value and strategic growth.
Lawrence Yin, based in Hong Kong and covering the Greater China region for Finantix, brings over 15 years of experience working across the banking, asset management and technology industries. He began his career with Macquarie Bank in Australia which eventually brought him to Hong Kong. Prior to joining Finantix, he led business development efforts for MioTech, a Hong Kong fintech startup, working with asset management and private bank clients globally. Before MioTech, Lawrence held a series of sales positions at Moody’s Investors Services, eVestment which is a Nasdaq company, and AxiomSL.
Hired to oversee talent acquisition for Finantix in APAC, Clarisa Ele has over 15 years of experience in the field of technology recruitment across banking, insurance, internet, e-commerce and fintech. Technology has been her domain since she began her recruitment career in 2001. Clarisa developed a passion for niche banking and financial products such as Triple A, T24, Avaloq and Geneos and grew her hiring expertise in these product areas.
This series of appointments is the latest in a string of ongoing strategic hires made by Finantix across APAC to support the firm’s continued global expansion.
This follows the strategic investment made by global private equity firm Motive Partners in Finantix, announced in December 2018. With over 200 employees globally, a third of which are based across APAC and Australasia, the appointments follows the opening of Finantix offices in Australia and Japan during the past 24 months.