Mr Leung will manage the sales and marketing function of the group insurance business. He brings nearly 15 years of marketing experience gained in the insurance and telecoms industries.

Steve Roder

Executive vice-president of AIA and chief financial officer of AIG Life Operations in Asia-Pacific

American International Group

Mr Roder joins from KPMG, where he was a partner and served as Asia-Pacific regional co-ordinating partner for financial services. Since joining KPMG in 1979, he has specialised in the insurance sector.

Lionel Kwok

Head of products for private banking North Asia

Credit Suisse

Mr Kwok will oversee the products and investment consulting teams. He will be based in Hong Kong. Previously the head of global markets Asia at Fortis Bank, Mr Kwok has more than 20 years experience in the investment banking and investment industry.

Francois Monnet

Managing director and head of private banking Southeast Asia and Australasia

Credit Suisse

Based in Singapore, Mr Monnet will focus on building up the firm's franchise across Southeast Asia, and growing the bank's domestic presence in Singapore, Australia and Indonesia. Mr Monnet joins from UBS.

Eric Yeung

Chief executive

TVB Pay Vision

Mr Yeung has more than 20 years of experience in print media, radio and television. Previously, Mr Yeung was the assistant to group managing director and acting general manager of RoadShow Holdings. A veteran of the Hong Kong radio broadcasting industry, Mr Yeung started his career in the media field in Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting.

David Fraser

Commercial director

FCm Travel Solutions

Mr Fraser will provide strategic direction for the commercial and financial operations of FCm's Greater China network of businesses. He brings five years of experience gained with FCm Travel Solutions and its parent Flight Centre.

Rudolf Apenbrink

Chief executive

HSBC Investments, Asia-Pacific

Dr Apenbrink will take up his new role in mid-July. He is currently chief executive of HSBC Investments in Germany. Dr Apenbrink joined HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt in Germany in 1993 and has been leading HSBC Investments in Germany since 2003.

Raymond Chan

Chief executive

AXA General Insurance China

Mr Chan is a chartered insurer with over 30 years of experience in developing and managing insurance business, having held senior management positions with several multinational insurance companies in the mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

Payson Cha Mou Sing

Chairman

HKR International

Mr Cha, 64, was appointed executive director in 1989 and executive deputy chairman in September 2001. He has been managing director of HKR Asia-Pacific since 1995.

Michael Li

Director, Hong Kong

BISYS Alternative Investment Services

Mr Li will be responsible for managing the day-to-day private equity operations, interfacing with Asia-based clients and overseeing the Hong Kong service teams. Previously, he worked for Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen in San Francisco.

Choy Wang Kong

Chief executive

Honesty Treasure International Holdings

Mr Choy has over 30 years of experience in property development, manufacturing and natural resources exploration in Macau and the mainland. He is a director of Hotel Golden Dragon (Macao).

Olga Zoutendijk

Head, wholesale banking, Asia

Standard Chartered

Ms Zoutendijk brings more than 20 years of banking experience with ABN Amro Bank and most recently, Westpac Banking Corp, where she was group general manager of corporate and institutional banking.