Before rejoining EFG as Senior Managing Director, North Asia Head, Kees was a Managing Director at Hubbis. Kees Stoute IBFA, ran Sonam, a private banking training and consultancy firm, since 2012, during which time he also authored the book ‘Help, I’m Rich’ (John Wiley & Sons). Prior to that, he was the managing director of EFG Bank in South-east Asia. Kees has a distinguished career spanning the academic, IT & operations and private banking sectors, and has more than 20 years’ experience in Asia, most of the time spent in Singapore. From 2000 onwards Kees was in charge of the Private Bank of MeesPierson in Asia. MeesPierson was part of the Fortis Group, which acquired London-headquartered Dryden Wealth Management in 2005, of which Kees became global CEO and Chairman. After the integration of Dryden into Fortis, Kees moved on to the position of Managing Director of EFG Bank Singapore, where he remained in charge until March 2012. He left EFG Bank to set up and develop Sonam BV. He subsequently joined Hubbis as Managing Director in 2015. An experienced private banker, Kees served at MeesPierson from 1992 to 1996 as its regional head of IT. In 1996, he was promoted to the position of chief operating officer of Fortis / MeesPierson in Singapore. In this position, he became a member of the regional management team of MeesPierson Private Banking. In April 2000, he moved on to become managing director of the business line private banking and trust in Asia for MeesPierson and in 2002, he was (in addition) promoted to managing director of the legal entity MeesPierson Asia Ltd in Singapore. In 2011 Kees became one of the first in Singapore to be certified by the regulator in Singapore (IBF) as Financial Industry Certified Professional (FICP – Role Model 6), now called IBFA. In the same year, he was also invited to participate in the Private Banking Industry Group, a consultative forum which was established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to further strengthen the competency and market conduct standards of the private banking industry in Singapore. In 2012, Kees became the inaugural winner of the Hubbis Recognition of Excellence in Asian Wealth Management Award. In September 2015, Kees was given a certificate to denote his status as an ‘IBF Advanced Fellow’ for 2015. 

Oliver is a banking professional with more than 25 years of experience as a senior banker and leader of high performing private banking teams. His guiding principle to success is his client centric approach and his deep understanding of cultural diversity. Oliver has been in Asia for most part of his career and his responsibilities and coverage span beyond Switzerland and London. He has also developed and expanded the private banking business of a banking institution in London and was responsible to setting up the private banking department of a newly created bank in Singapore beside managing his own clients. As a senior banker, Oliver has lead several successful team of private bankers with clients located in Europe, South East Asia, India, South America and segments such as the External Asset Managers and Global South Asian. Oliver holds a degree from the University of Lausanne Switzerland, an MBA from Cass Business School London and a specialisation from both the London Business School and Columbia Business School New York. Oliver is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Tho Gea Hong is the Chief Executive Officer of EFG Bank AG, Singapore Branch. She returned to EFG Bank in July 2018. Gea Hong was with the Royal Bank of Canada from 2016 to early 2018. Her last position was Chief Executive of the Singapore Branch, and Head of Wealth Management, South East Asia. Prior to this, Gea Hong was the Head of Private Banking, South East Asia, EFG Bank AG, Singapore Branch, from August 2012 to March 2016 and she was also the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Branch. Gea Hong started her career with DBS Bank. During her 17 years tenure, she held several key roles including District Manager and was instrumental in setting up the Priority Banking segment. After which, from 2004 to 2012, Gea Hong was with Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. Her warm personality and sharp business acumen saw her grew from Sales Manager for South Asia Advisory to the Market Director for Singapore, Malaysia and the Financial Advisory Centre. Gea Hong holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore and is married with 4 children

Before joining EFG as Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Banking, Richard Straus was Managing Director and Market Head responsible for Bank Julius Baer's Taiwan customer franchise. Originally from the United States, he has lived and worked in Asia for nearly 20 years. He moved from Citi Private Bank where he headed up the Asian Family Office and Institutions business to Bank Julius Baer. Prior to that, Richard was in charge of Citi's offshore and onshore private banking activities for Taiwan. His 29 year banking career includes senior sales and product management roles as well as CFO and COO assignments in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and the United States. Richard has a bachelor degree from Haverford College (PA, USA) and an MBA from Washington University (MO, USA). He has been a CFA charter holder since 1998. He is a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts, the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts, and the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. Richard resides in Hong Kong with his wife. He has two adult children, who live and work  in the United States. He enjoys hiking, skiing, cooking and playing the guitar.

Albert Chiu, is the Executive Chairman of EFG bank for Asia Pacific Region. Albert joined EFG in 2000 and founded the Asia operations. In 2009, he became the CEO of EFG in Asia Pacific. Under his stewardship, EFG has grown exponentially and its Asian business became profitable within a year. EFG Asia Pacific region has now more than 700 employees and manages close to CHF30 billion of clients assets after the recent closing of the acquisition of majority stake in Shaw and Partners. Albert has spoken at many industry forums on the changing landscape of private banking and was named 'Private Banker of Year' by Asian Private Banker Awards for Distinction in 2017. Under his leadership, EFG Bank was also voted as the Best Pure Play Private Bank in Asia for 5 consecutive years by Asia money. Prior to joining EFG, he was with HSBC Bank USA and Citibank N.A. Albert holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also obtained a Higher Diploma on Asia Studies from The Sophia University of Japan and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Currently, Albert is serving as the Honourable Chairman of the Jazz Association of Singapore and since July 2018, he was awarded Distinguished Patrons of the Art by the National Arts Council of Singapore for 5 consecutive years. He is also the Chairman for the EFG Young Athletes Foundation in Hong Kong. Albert was commissioned in the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst in the UK and had served as a volunteer British Army officer with The Royal Hong Kong Regiment. He was also a FIFA Class Soccer Referee from 2000 to 2005 for FIFA. He is currently the Chairman of the Referee Committee of the Hong Kong Football Association. EFG Bank AG is part of EFG International, a global private banking group that is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. EFG international operates in around 40 locations worldwide and its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. EFG is a leading player in private banking with a growing presence in Asia.