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Lombard Odier strengthens Asia leadership with the appointment of Omar Shokur as Regional Head for Asia, Private Clients
Private banking executive Omar Shokur to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer, Singapore
Vincent Magnenat to continue as Asia Group Regional Head & Global Head of Strategic Alliances
Lombard Odier is pleased to announce the appointment of Omar Shokur as Regional Head for Asia, Private Clients for its private clients franchise in Asia, as of 1 March 2025. In this capacity, he will also be CEO for the subsidiary in Singapore1.
Omar will oversee the region’s private clients division, pursuing and strengthening Lombard Odier’s growth strategy in Asia, a strategic region for the Group. Based in Singapore, Omar will be a member of Lombard Odier’s Private Clients Executive Committee, reporting functionally to Frédéric Rochat, Managing Partner and Co-Head of the Private Clients Division.
Frédéric Rochat, Managing Partner and Co-Head of the Private Clients Division, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Omar to Lombard Odier Group. Reinforcing our senior management and platform is essential to maintaining our competitive edge and capturing growth opportunities in Asia, particularly across our key markets in North Asia and Southeast Asia. We are confident that his extensive experience and ability to lead will be a pivotal step in the future development of Lombard Odier in the region.”
Reinforcing our senior management and platform is essential to maintaining our competitive edge and capturing growth opportunities in Asia, particularly across our key markets in North Asia and Southeast Asia
Omar brings more than two decades of experience in wealth and investment management, as well as investment banking, with significant expertise with ultra-high-net-worth clients, external asset managers, and family office services. He began his career at Credit Agricole Group where he held various senior roles. For the past five years, Omar was CEO for Indosuez Wealth Management, Asia. He holds an MBA from IMD and a Master’s in Mathematics from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
Vincent Magnenat will continue in his role as Asia Group Regional Head. He will directly lead the activities for Asia LOIM and the Global Strategic Alliances, both critical to driving growth for the business globally.
Together, we look forward to developing our different growth engines – private clients, institutional and strategic alliances, and bringing our Asia franchise to the next level
Vincent Magnenat, Limited Partner, Asia Group Regional Head and Global Head of Strategic Alliances, said: “We are delighted to have Omar at the helm of our Asia Private Clients business. Together, we look forward to developing our different growth engines – private clients, institutional and strategic alliances, and bringing our Asia franchise to the next level.”
