Harris Antoniou-led Neptune Maritime Leasing has expanded its operations into Asia and appointed a leading man for the region.
The maritime leasing platform hired former ABN AMRO man Chih Keong Kwek as the director of origination in Asia with a base in Singapore.
“We are pleased to announce the expansion of our services to Asia and honoured that yet another leading shipping expert has agreed to join our platform of leasing services to the maritime community,” said Harris Antoniou (pictured), founder and CEO of Neptune Leasing.
Kwek is a seasoned corporate banker with more than 30 years of regional banking experience with leading financial institutions across several corporate banking functions in structured finance, loan underwriting and distribution, maritime finance, and risk management.
Until recently, he was the chief risk officer at ABN AMRO Singapore. Before that, he was head of shipping at Nordea Singapore and head of transportation at Fortis Singapore.
He was also a guest lecturer for the Executive Master of Maritime Administration program at Dalian Maritime University from 2008 to 2010.
“I have worked with Harris previously at Fortis and ABN AMRO, and I have been following the development of Neptune Leasing ever since the company was founded three years ago. I look forward to contributing to the momentum that he and his team have built up and delivering exceptional value to our clients,” Kwek added.