The structured product veteran has spent most of his career working for US and Singaporean banks, spanning over 25 years across various regions.
United Overseas Bank (UOB), Southeast Asia’s third-largest bank by assets, has promoted Gidon Kessel (right) , the current Thailand head of deposit and wealth management, to group head of deposit and wealth management (WM). Kessel, who has been with the bank’s Thai unit since 2023 , has relocated from Bangkok to the Singapore headquarters to take on the new responsibilities. He will report to Jacquelyn Tan, the banking group's head of personal financial services, SRP has learned.