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Chan was most recently head of the bank's financial institutions group for Singapore and reports to Mark Harding.

Kunio Watanabe, most recently executive chairman of Nomura Holding America, has become BNY Mellon's Japan country executive and representative for its Tokyo Branch.

Li has previously been head of Greater China for Credit Suisse and deputy head of investment banking, China, at UBS.

London-based Burke was previously at Standard Chartered as global head of electronic and algo trading.

The bank's group chief executive said he wants to "pursue a portfolio career going forward", as Q1 earnings beat expectations.

Pariyapol Kamolsilp will join the law firm on May 2 in Bangkok, while six lawyers, based in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, have been promoted to counsel.

Chamberlain, general manager of the firm's chief data office, will relocate from London to Australia for the role.

The new partners, effective May 1, are based in Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore and Tokyo.

Thakur, who is based in Hong Kong, will add to his role as the bank's head of debt origination in Apac.