Wealth management firm Wrise has appointed four senior executives to strengthen its leadership capabilities and regional footprint.
Darren Ng joins the firm as group chief financial officer, alongside Jude Lin as deputy chief executive officer of Wrise Private Singapore, Pushkin Kapoor as deputy CEO of Wrise Private Middle East, and Ken Wong as deputy CEO of Wrise Prestige Hong Kong.
Wrise senior executives ( from left ) Darren Ng, Jude Lin, Pushkin Kapoor, and Ken Wong
With over 20 years of experience, Ng, as group CFO, will be responsible for overseeing the group’s financial strategy, ensuring fiscal health, and driving operational efficiencies across Wrise's global entities. His mandate includes strengthening the firm's financial foundations to support its regional growth and continuous innovation in its wealth ecosystem.
Prior to joining Wrise, Ng held leadership roles at global banks, including HSBC, Standard Chartered, and OCBC, and venture capital/private equity-backed conglomerates, and was a founding C-suite executive for a global Web3 blockchain company and served as group CFO at a Nasdaq-listed technology company.
In Singapore, Lin assumes the role of deputy CEO of Wrise Private Singapore, in addition to his responsibilities as market head, Malaysia. In this expanded capacity, Lin will work closely with Kevin Teng, CEO of Wrise Private Singapore, to drive the market's overall growth strategy and deepen the firm’s penetration in Asia, with a continued focus on serving the UHNW segment in Malaysia. Lin brings over 16 years of experience in UHNW wealth management, with former roles at Bank of Singapore, UBS, and Citibank.
In Dubai, Kapoor takes on the role of deputy CEO of Wrise Private Middle East in addition to his responsibilities as senior client partner. Kapoor will work closely with DJ Sengupta, CEO of WRISE Middle East, to drive the Middle East business.
With over 23 years of experience in investment banking and wealth management, Kapoor has served sovereign wealth funds, ultra-high-net-worth family offices, and financial institutions across EMEA. Over the past two decades, he has performed significant roles at Credit Suisse, Société Générale, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Wong, as deputy CEO of Wrise Prestige Hong Kong, will work closely with Henry Shin, CEO of Wrise Prestige Hong Kong, to enhance market penetration in the competitive HNW segment, focusing on bespoke client solutions and scaling the firm's offerings in a key financial hub.
With over a decade of experience in wealth management, Wong held executive positions at CIS Wealth Management and Studium Wealth Management prior to joining Wrise in 2024. Wong’s expanded role builds upon his existing responsibilities as chief strategic officer of Wrise Prestige Hong Kong.