16 January 2015

State Street appoints APAC head to global committee

Published by Financial Standard – 16th January 2015

State Street Corporation has appointed Wai Kwong Seck, head of State Street’s global services and global markets businesses in Asia Pacific, to its management committee.

Also promoted to the management committee, the company’s senior-most strategy and policy making group, is Gunjan Kedia, who heads the company’s investment servicing capabilities in the Americas for mutual fund, insurance and institutional clients.

“These promotions to our senior-most leadership team reflect the considerable contributions Wai Kwong and Gunjan have made to the success of our business,” State Street chairman and chief executive Jay Hooley said. “With their diverse backgrounds and global expertise, they provide an excellent complement and range of skills to our management team.”

Executive vice president, Seck has headed State Street’s global markets and global services businesses in Asia Pacific since 2011, joining from the Singapore Exchange where he was chief financial officer for eight years. Previously he held senior-level positions in the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, Lehman Brothers and DBS.

 

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