Saxo appoints Damian Hitchen as Regional Head of APAC & MENA
Anjum Khan
Saxo has appointed Damian Hitchen as Regional Head of APAC and MENA, effective immediately.
Damian brings over two decades of experience in global financial services in his new role. He joined Saxo Bank Middle East as CEO in 2021, where he led the MENA region. Damian succeeds Adam Reynolds, who previously headed APAC for over a decade. In his new role, Damian will be responsible for driving growth and expanding Saxo's business across the Asia Pacific and MENA regions.
Prior to Saxo, Damian served as CEO of Swissquote in Singapore, the UAE, and the Middle East and Africa. He also worked with Falcon Private Bank as the Director - UAE, Gulf Lenders Network as the Director, Emirates Conveyancing as the Director, and HSBC Bank as the Regional Manager.
Welcoming Damian to take over his new responsibilities, Kim Fournais, Founder and CEO of Saxo, said: “I have utmost confidence that Damian will succeed in his new role. Damian is a rue Saxonian – laser-focused on servicing our clients and partners, as well as running a prudent and compliant business. In line with Saxo’s purpose to “allow curious people being invested in the world”, entrusting the future leadership of our APAC and MENA businesses to existing talent within the firm, is a natural step for Saxo to further grow our great talent base.”
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Damian added, “I look forward to the challenge of building on the opportunities across the MENA and APAC regions in close collaboration with Mahesh, Thomas and the wider APAC team. With on-ground experience of leading “digital-platform first” propositions across Singapore and the UAE over the last decade, I am excited to re-connect with the growth potential that the Singapore and APAC markets offer, in addition to continuing to build our MENA business.”
