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BNP Paribas Nets Ex-Credit Suisse NRI Banker

By Rajiv Menon
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BNP Paribas Wealth Management has hired an ex-Credit Suisse banker to oversee the non-resident Indian market.

Aditya Chauhan will join BNP Paribas Wealth Management as a market head for non-resident Indians (NRI), sources said, and he is expected to be accompanied by a team of bankers. Based in Singapore, Chauhan will oversee all NRI bankers in the city-state and Hong Kong.

Chauhan was most recently working for Credit Suisse where he was also an NRI banker that reportedly began coverage of the Sri Lanka market in 2018 with a team of relationship managers. A spokesperson for the bank declined to comment.

In 2021, BNP Paribas Wealth Management has made a number of senior private banking hires in Asia.

In addition to Chauhan, it added longtime Citi banker Kevin King as its China market head in March and ex-Standard Chartered banker Michael Yong-Haron as its Hong Kong CEO earlier this year.

Questions & Answers

Q.

What role will Aditya Chauhan take on at BNP Paribas Wealth Management?

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Aditya Chauhan will join BNP Paribas Wealth Management as a market head for non-resident Indians (NRI). He will oversee all NRI bankers in Singapore and Hong Kong, where he will be based.

Q.

Where was Aditya Chauhan working before he joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management?

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Before joining BNP Paribas Wealth Management, Aditya Chauhan was working for Credit Suisse. He was an NRI banker there and reportedly began covering the Sri Lanka market in 2018.

Q.

Has BNP Paribas Wealth Management made other significant hires in Asia recently?

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Yes, BNP Paribas Wealth Management has made several senior private banking hires in Asia in 2021. These include Kevin King as China market head and Michael Yong-Haron as Hong Kong CEO.

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