
HSBC hires Glenn Kennedy to head regional alternatives sales
HSBC Securities Services has appointed Glenn Kennedy as regional head of sales and relationship management for the alternatives sector. Based in Hong Kong, he will be responsible for new and existing client relationships throughout Asia Pacific, with a particular focus on private equity and hedge fund clients.
Kennedy was previously a director at Citi Fund Services Asia. Before that, he worked as global head of legal for BISYS in Dublin and was deployed to Asia in 2006 to spearhead the company's expansion in...
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