Barclays has hired Wee Yeong, the head of Morgan Stanley's Singapore Wealth business, as Barclays restarts operations at its Singapore reservation center, according to people familiar with the matter. The senior private banking executive is expected to head Barclays's wealth business in Singapore and Asia from December. The above persons declined to be named when discussing personnel changes. Wee Yee Yeong will replace Evonne Tan, who left in April and became CEO of Schroders Asia Wealth. Neither Wee Yee Yeong nor Barclays representatives have commented. A Morgan Stanley spokesperson confirmed that the executive would leave the company.

Barclays has hired Wee Yeong, the head of Morgan Stanley's Singapore Wealth business, as Barclays restarts operations at its Singapore reservation center, according to people familiar with the matter. The senior private banking executive is expected to head Barclays's wealth business in Singapore and Asia from December. The above persons declined to be named when discussing personnel changes. Wee Yee Yeong will replace Evonne Tan, who left in April and became CEO of Schroders Asia Wealth. Neither Wee Yee Yeong nor Barclays representatives have commented. A Morgan Stanley spokesperson confirmed that the executive would leave the company.