Barclays has announced its appointment of Ee-Ching Tay as its brand new head of banking for Southeast Asia. The new appointment will see Tay taking responsibility for further enhancing Barclays’ presence in Southeast Asia as she focuses on driving M&A financing and advisory services. Tay boasts more than 20 years’ experience within the investment banking industry, her services spanning Asia and the US. She is set to be based in Singapore in her new Barclays role.
Ee-Ching Tay previously worked for JPMorgan, again based in Singapore, as managing director and head of Southeast Asia M&A. Before this, she had taken up residency in New York working as an executive director for UBS’ mergers and acquisitions team. Barclays revealed in its latest announcement that their recent hire holds a record in capital raising and M&A, which is worth more than $100 billion across a vast array of sectors.
Tay’s new role will also see her leading and cultivating the most senior client relationships for the bank and taking full responsibility for the team, which covers financial institutions, government agencies, financial sponsors and key corporate clients in the Singapore region. She will report to the head of banking for Asia-Pacific and Greater China, Vanessa Koo.
