Mumbai – In a significant step in its plans to strengthen its international footprint to provide its overseas clients with top-tier wealth management services, ASK Private Wealth today announced the appointment of Prateek Pant as Market Head for the Middle East & Africa and Prashant Tayal as Partner and Market Head for Singapore. This strategic hiring will expand leadership bandwidth, empowering the organization to pursue its ambitious growth plans across international markets.
Prateek Pant joins ASK Private Wealth as Market Head for the Middle East & Africa, based out of Dubai. In this role, Prateek will collaborate with Relationship Managers (RMs) in India to offer both India-centric and global wealth management solutions to referred NRI clients.
Prateek brings over 28 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services in India and the Middle East. Before joining ASK Private Wealth, Prateek served as Chief Business Officer at WhiteOak Capital. Before that, Prateek co-founded and led the Products division at Sanctum Wealth Management. Prateek holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mumbai and an MMS degree with a specialisation in Finance from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Prashant Tayal joins ASK Capital as Partner and Market Head, in Singapore, where he will oversee Fund Management and Wealth Advisory for UHNW clients covering Southeast Asia. Prashant, who joined ASK Capital in March this year, brings over 23 years of experience in the Private Banking and Wealth Management industry. Prior to this, he was a Director at Union Bancaire Privee, a Swiss Boutique Private Bank in Singapore, managing UHNW clients across Southeast Asia and the Middle East. His extensive career includes roles at Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, JP Morgan in Singapore, and Citi Private Bank, Kotak Bank in India. Prashant holds an MBA in International Business from the Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University.
Rajesh Saluja, CEO & MD, ASK Private Wealth, commented on these significant appointments, stating, “The addition of Prateek Pant and Prashant Tayal to our team marks a pivotal moment for ASK Private Wealth. Their wealth of experience and strategic insight will be critical as we drive forward our vision of expanding our international footprint. By leveraging their expertise, ASK is poised to deliver unparalleled wealth management solutions, setting new benchmarks in client service and innovation. This is a clear testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence and our strategic goal of becoming a leader in the global wealth management arena.”
