Prime Highlights :

Julius Baer appoints Vi Sun Yang and Shui Wei Ho as new Southeast Asia Market Heads, effective 1 July 2025.

The appointments are in line with the retirement of Chin Lit Yee after close to 40 years in the banking industry.

Key Facts :

Ho and Yang have been Group Heads for Southeast Asia since mid-2022.

Both will remain Singapore-based, reporting to Jimmy Lee, Head of Region Asia.

Key Background :

Julius Baer, the Swiss private banking group, has announced the appointments of Shui Wei Ho and Vi Sun Yang as Co-Market Heads for Southeast Asia from 1 July 2025. Their appointments represent a strategic leadership change after the retirement of Chin Lit Yee after an extended career spanning almost four decades, including the last ten years with Julius Baer.

Shui Wei Ho came on board in August 2022 from Bank of Singapore, where she served as a senior leader. She has experience in strategic leadership functions at UBS and briefly at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, indicating robust private banking and regulatory experience. Vi Sun Yang started his current leadership role at Julius Baer in July 2022 and carries strong industry experience and client management experience with him.

Both Ho and Yang will be based in Singapore in their new capacities and will report to Head of Region Asia Jimmy Lee, as well as be a member of Julius Baer’s Executive Board. The upgrade reflects a wider initiative by Julius Baer to deepen client relationships and streamline its growth strategy in the strategically important Southeast Asian markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.

During the tenure of Chin Lit Yee, Julius Baer’s Southeast Asia franchise was drastically transformed. His actions assisted in widening the bank’s reach and increasing client confidence in local markets. Jimmy Lee praised Chin Lit for his visionary leadership and strategic advice. The concurrent appointment of Ho and Yang reflects the firm’s sustained attention to Asia’s growth, drawing on their combined experience to solidify the bank’s position in a region still at the forefront of its global wealth management strategy.

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