Barclays Wealth expands in China

Barclays Wealth, the global wealth management division of Barclays, has appointed Januar Tjandra as head of Greater China, based in Hong Kong, effective December 5.

In this newly created role, Tjandra will assume overall responsibility for the Greater China coverage teams in Hong Kong. He will be charged with expanding Barclays Wealth’s high-net-worth client base, while at the same time focusing on ultra-high-net-worth clients. Based in Hong Kong, he will report to Pakorn Boonya-kurkul, head of North Asia.

Tjandra joins Barclays Wealth from Goldman Sachs, where he has spent 15 years in various roles, including co-head of the Hong Kong office and head of the Taiwan desk....