Citi's securities and fund services division has appointed Philippe Dirckx as managing director, Asia Pacific regional client and sales management head for intermediaries and infrastructures. Dirckx will lead a regional team managing an existing portfolio of banks and broker/dealers, as well as managing partnerships with infrastructure clients, including regional exchanges, central depositaries and clearing corporations.Based in Hong Kong, Dirckx will report to David Russell, managing director, Asia Pacific region head of securities and fund services, and to London-based Tom Isaac, global head of client sales management for intermediaries. He joins from Euroclear Bank in Hong Kong where he was regional CEO of Asia Pacific.
