TMF Group grows Singapore team with two new additions
05 January 2021 Singapore
Image: William Fung and Thurgagini Thaverajah/TMF Group
TMF Group has appointed two new senior executives to accelerate the growth of the firm’s funds business unit in Singapore.
William Fung will take on the role as head of fund services, Singapore and Malaysia, reporting to TMF Malaysia and Singapore’s managing director Edmund Lee, and Andrew O’Shea, global head of fund services.
Before joining TMF Group, Fung served as head of operations at Alter Domus, where he oversaw the operations team in Singapore and acted as the main point of contact for client escalations.
Fung previously served at TMF Group as a solutions architect, where he was responsible for developing fund administration capabilities in the APAC region.
Prior to this, he worked for the fund administration firm IQ-EQ, both in the UK and Singapore for 10 years.
Fung said: “Being back at TMF Group at this very peculiar moment is very exciting: its ambitions and growth plans are thrilling, and it is stimulating to be part of it. I look forward to joining this path and to identify, together with the senior management team, new avenues to help the company to grow.”
Elsewhere, Thurgagini Thaverajah joins TMF Group as client service director focusing on TMF’s APAC fund clients.
In her new role at TMF Group, Thaverajah will report to Melanie Peploe, chief operating officer for fund services.
Thaverajah previously gained experience at Citco Fund Services Singapore and occupied several positions ranging from senior fund accountant to vice president.
In her capacity as vice president, Thaverajah created a fund accounting department and was involved in establishing Citco’s office in Mumbai. Thaverajah also managed fund launches and conversions.
She commented: “I am thrilled to be part of TMF Group and its growing funds capabilities. It will be very stimulating to work with such a united and international team.”
Both Fung and Thaverajah will be based in Singapore.
William Fung will take on the role as head of fund services, Singapore and Malaysia, reporting to TMF Malaysia and Singapore’s managing director Edmund Lee, and Andrew O’Shea, global head of fund services.
Before joining TMF Group, Fung served as head of operations at Alter Domus, where he oversaw the operations team in Singapore and acted as the main point of contact for client escalations.
Fung previously served at TMF Group as a solutions architect, where he was responsible for developing fund administration capabilities in the APAC region.
Prior to this, he worked for the fund administration firm IQ-EQ, both in the UK and Singapore for 10 years.
Fung said: “Being back at TMF Group at this very peculiar moment is very exciting: its ambitions and growth plans are thrilling, and it is stimulating to be part of it. I look forward to joining this path and to identify, together with the senior management team, new avenues to help the company to grow.”
Elsewhere, Thurgagini Thaverajah joins TMF Group as client service director focusing on TMF’s APAC fund clients.
In her new role at TMF Group, Thaverajah will report to Melanie Peploe, chief operating officer for fund services.
Thaverajah previously gained experience at Citco Fund Services Singapore and occupied several positions ranging from senior fund accountant to vice president.
In her capacity as vice president, Thaverajah created a fund accounting department and was involved in establishing Citco’s office in Mumbai. Thaverajah also managed fund launches and conversions.
She commented: “I am thrilled to be part of TMF Group and its growing funds capabilities. It will be very stimulating to work with such a united and international team.”
Both Fung and Thaverajah will be based in Singapore.
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