Northern Trust has hired Alvin Chia as its head of digital assets innovation for Asia Pacific.
Based in Singapore, Chia is responsible for delivering innovations aligned to Northern Trust’s digital asset strategy to clients across the Asia Pacific region. He will collaborate with industry bodies, fintech companies, regulators and government entities.
Chia reports to Justin Chapman, global head of digital assets and financial markets.
Chia was most recently the expert senior manager of innovation at Bain & Company. Prior to this, he was the vice president of innovation at DBS Bank.
“We are pleased to appoint Alvin to this new role, leveraging his deep skills in fintech to help us continue to drive change and support our clients’ requirements,” said Chapman.
Northern Trust announced the formation of its digital assets and financial markets group in June last year, unifying its digital and traditional market functions across its asset servicing business.
