OurCrowd Appoints Roland Wee as Managing Director to Lead Asia Expansion

Former Managing Director at HSBC brings 20 years of experience to further expand equity crowdfunding in Asia

SINGAPORE, Nov 14 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform, today announced the appointment of Mr. Roland Wee as Managing Director of the company’s Asia operations. Roland will serve as a key addition to its senior leadership team to spearhead its continued growth and success in the region.

Prior to joining OurCrowd, Roland served as Managing Director at HSBC and CEO of HSBC Securities Singapore. He brings 20 years of experience in financial markets, with a broad background in various capacities – as an analyst in the technology sector, as a fund manager, and most recently in HSBC management roles over the past 12 years. In his latest capacity, Roland directed a team of sales people, traders, and dealers, while working closely with a research team based in Singapore. Together, they put forward investment ideas for institutional fund managers, executed the trades in the global equity markets and also arranged large IPOs and equity placements.

“Roland brings a unique combination of experience, insight, creative energy, and vision to our team,” said Denes Ban, Managing Partner, OurCrowd Asia. “While we are extremely proud of the rapid rate of growth we have achieved this past year in Singapore, ASEAN, and throughout the region, we also recognize the tremendous untapped opportunity across Asia and around the world for our unique model, synthesizing the best of venture capital with a broad-based platform for all accredited investors. I am confident that Roland is the ideal leader to help us realize this enormous potential in 2018 and beyond.”

Source: OurCrowd