Julius Baer creates regional head of IT role

Bank Julius Baer has hired Eddy Tai in Singapore to the newly created post of head of IT for Asia and the Middle East. He will support the Swiss firm's development of Asia as its 'second home market' and the Lion City as a hub for back office for Asia and the Middle East. Tai joined from KDI, a consultancy company focusing on implementing business best practices and, before that, spent 15 years with UBS in Hong Kong and Singapore. "This is a key hire in the COO area," says Markus Ko…