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HPD Lendscape appoints former DBS senior VP as APAC regional representative

Kheng Leong Lee was also the former chapter director for Asia for Factors Chain International.

Asset-based lending and factoring platform HPD LendScape has appointed market specialist Kheng Leong Lee as its regional representative for the Asia Pacific region, an announcement revealed.

Lee will be based in Singapore. He spent 33 years out of his 40-year career at DBS as Senior Vice President and Head of Factoring for South Asia.

Before joining HPD LendScape, Lee was the chapter director for Asia and the regional director for South and South East Asia for Factors Chain International. Prior to this, he was the managing director of Bibby Financial Services in Singapore.

The appointment follows the opening of a Singapore office by HPD LendScape in May 2019. HPD LendScape has identified Singapore as a priority market, with the country accounting for 16% of APAC’s factoring activity excluding China. 

They have also identified Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia as priority markets.

Lee will be working closely with Dave Smart, Regional Director of HPD LendScape Australia, further strengthening the platform’s reputation in the region with incisive local market knowledge, the announcement said.

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