Whitehall Capital Group appoints Eric Hong as Chief Country Officer for Singapore

CENTRAL DISTRICT, Hong Kong - Jan. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- Whitehall Capital Group today announced the appointment of Eric Hong as Chief Country Officer for Singapore effective immediately.

He takes over from Fiona Chin who retired from the firm at the end of last year. Mr. Hong will report to Sebastian Chen who is Chief Executive Officer of Whitehall Capital Group.

Whitehall Capital Group’s Chairman, Mr. Michael Harrington commented on Eric Hong’s appointment saying “Eric is an experienced and accomplished professional and we are delighted to have him here at Whitehall Capital Group to lead the continued growth and development of our business in Singapore, which has significant importance and potential for the firm. We extend our sincere thanks to Fiona who has successfully managed the firm’s development in Singapore over the last few years, a period of substantial expansion for Whitehall Capital Group.”

Eric Hong's appointment is the ninth new Chief Country Officer appointment in the last 2 years for Whitehall Capital Group, including in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, China, Australia & New Zealand, Japan and India as the firm invests further in building its substantial Asia Pacific client base.

Eric Hong joins Whitehall Capital Group from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China where he was Head of Corporate and Investment Banking. He has extensive senior management experience across the banking sector with functions including his role as Bank of China Senior Credit Officer in Singapore.

Mr. Hong holds a MBA in Mechanical Engineering from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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Whitehall Capital Group is one of the leading premier equity trading companies within Asia with specific focus on investing in newly developed and developing markets around the world. With headquarters in the dynamic centre of South East Asia’s primary financial hub, Hong Kong, Whitehall Capital Group is well positioned to take advantage of the many investment opportunities that lie within South and East Asia. With established links that now encompass Australasia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, Whitehall Capital Group has grown to be considered amongst the world’s leading independent financial organisations, catering for a diverse base of global clientele consisting of both private and institutional investors.

Whitehall Capital Group was established in 1996 by Michael Harrington, Sebastian Chen and Sendo Yasuhiro. From the very outset Whitehall Capital Group has set the standard for the contemporary independent financial management and advice industry. Renowned for our excellence in client-focussed advice and trading, Whitehall Capital Group has grown its operations and client base to assist investors around the world in preserving and expanding their wealth. As one of the leading premier equity trading companies within Asia, Whitehall Capital Group has unique access to the developing markets in Asia and further afield, notably in sectors experiencing a consumer class surge in emerging and under-developed transnational economies.

With an established global network of associate advisors and subsidiary organisations, Whitehall Capital Group is able to tap in to unique investment opportunities from all four corners of the world, seeking out new and emerging companies, products and services that contain the appropriate structure and positioning to benefit from exponential consumer growth.