Published by Wealth Briefing Asia – 24th July 2017
UBS Wealth Management has confirmed to this publication the appointment of Cat Ruest as head of innovation technologies, Greater China.
Previously, Ruest spent more than 15 years building eight technology companies in software, cloud and mobile in Hong Kong, China, the US and the UK. She holds senior roles with the Women’s Foundation and InvestHK; Ruest also leads a Facebook community with over 12,000 members around start-ups. She was named a top 20 female entrepreneur to watch by ANZ Bank.
Prior to her days in technology, Ruest spent five years in China building companies, factories and amusement parks, UBS said.
She studied Management and Statistics at St Andrews University and received Diplomas in Marketing and Process-reengineering. She also speaks Mandarin, French, German and some Spanish; and was born and raised in Asia.
