Charles River Development (CRD), a State Street company, has appointed Vinayak Bhat as senior vice president and head of APAC.
In the Singapore-based role, Bhat will be responsible for APAC business oversight and collaboration with front-to-back asset servicing platform State Street Alpha. In addition, he will have client and commercial oversight of the Middle East and will become chair of the newly-formed Alpha APAC Executive Committee
Bhat has more than 25 years of industry experience and joins CRD from FactSet. He spent 13 years with the company, most recently as senior vice president and head of the APAC business. Prior to this he was vice president and regional director of sales for South East Asia and India, and country manager for India.
Bhat began his career with Tata Consultancy Services, where he spent almost 12 years. Based in the US, he was a module leader and analyst, senior project manager and finally business relationship manager.
Spiros Giannaros, CEO and president of CRD, commented: “I’m very pleased to welcome Vin. [His] primary location is Singapore, which allows him to work closely with the broader State Street organisation on go-to market initiatives and client servicing.”
Bhat said: “I am delighted to be joining CRD at a time of exceptional demand and excited to work closely with our Charles River and State Street Alpha clients, continuing our open partnership model that has been at the core of our success. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to build on growth and expansion in the region.”
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