SS&C has appointed Kok Cheong Hong as managing director of its Malaysia business.
In his new role, Hong will oversee operations in general, including sales, service delivery and strategic accounts.
He replaces Phil Banas, who has retired from the role of managing director of the Asia Pacific region.
Previously, Hong was country general manager of IBM’s software group in Malaysia, and he has also held management positions at the likes of Genesys, NCR, Sun Microsystems, and Informix.
At SS&C, he will report to Christy Bremner, senior vice president and general manager of the SS&C institutional and investment management division.
Hong said: “I am honoured to lead SS&C Malaysia to the next stage of development and growth, particularly in the expansion of its cloud-based investment management solution strategy."
He added: "I look forward to applying my organisational leadership and business development skills to help SS&C deliver against the needs and challenges of its customers in the areas of accounting, data management, reporting, compliance, risk, and tax."
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