The Rothschild Group has announced two senior appointments in Southeast Asia.

Andy Bratamihardja joins Rothschild as the head of Global Financial Advisory (GFA) in Indonesia, based in Jakarta, and Aaron Howell is named managing director, head of Oil & Gas for the Asia region, based in Singapore.

These two senior appointments in Southeast Asia will further enhance Rothschild's global reach and long-standing track record as a leading global financial advisory business.

Bratamihardja is leading Rothschild's Jakarta office and he will drive the business in Indonesia and provide on-the-ground M&A and strategic advisory for clients. Bratamihardja has extensive financial advisory experience, and joins Rothschild from CIMB Indonesia where he was head of M&A for more than four years. Previously, he held various roles at banks in Indonesia, including Mandiri, Bahana and ABN AMRO, as well as a number of mining companies in Indonesia.

Howell will lead Rothschild's oil and gas practice across Asia. He will work closely with the global Energy and Power team in London and the natural resources team in Sydney to provide strategic counsel and advisory services to international oil companies (IOC) and national oil companies (NOC).

He is replacing Martin Hull, who relocated to London, but remains a core member of Rothschild's Global Oil & Gas team. Howell has deep insight into the APAC oil and gas sector and has previously held senior roles with Shell, Harrison Lovegrove, Standard Chartered Bank and Citigroup in Singapore and globally.