14.01.2025
UBP’s 2024 wrap-up in Asian Private Banker
How did our Asia business do in 2024 and what’s in store for 2025? To find out, read this interview with our CEO Asia, Michael Blake, in Asian Private Banker.
Michael Blake
CEO Asia
Singapore, Singapore
English, Mandarin
Michael Blake è CEO Asia per Union Bancaire Privée, dove è entrato nel 2016 in seguito all'acquisizione di Coutts International. Nella sua attuale funzione è responsabile di dirigere e promuovere lo sviluppo delle attività di Wealth Management della Banca in Asia.
Ha alle spalle una ricca esperienza di conduzione di team interculturali in periodi di crescita e di trasformazioni. In precedenza è stato Chief Executive di Coutts International, con la responsabilità di dirigere le attività di Wealth Management internazionale e supervisionare l’integrazione in UBP in Europa e Asia. Ha vissuto in Asia per gran parte degli ultimi 20 anni ed è attivo in diversi forum internazionali.
Ha studiato filosofia, scienze politiche ed economia all’Università di Oxford e mandarino a Pechino.
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