Deutsche Bank has appointed Mathew Kathayanat as Asia-Pacific head of securities services product management.

Based in Singapore, he will be responsible for leading the development of products to support client needs across the region, with a focus on delivering innovative technology-based solutions that enhance value for markets and clients. He will also drive product strategy to support the growth of the bank’s business in the region.

Kathayanat has more than 20 years of experience in product development, institutional sales, and relationship management.

He was most recently head of product and strategy, Asia-Pacific, at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, and had held a variety of roles with Citi in EMEA and APAC.

Anand Rengarajan, Asia-Pacific head of securities services at Deutsche Bank, says: “Asia-Pacific continues to be a key and strategically critical region for our securities services business globally. As the region’s capital markets continue to open up, global institutional investor needs in this part of the world are increasing and evolving rapidly."