Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd. announced that it has appointed Mr. Alvin Chew as the Group's Head of Direct Investments, Global market ex-China with effect from November 28, 2022. In his new role, Mr. Chew is responsible for overseeing the Group's direct investments outside of China. Mr. Chew has accumulated over 20 years of professional experience in direct investments, investment banking and corporate development.

Most recently, Mr. Chew served as Managing Partner, Head of Strategic Growth Programme and Coordinating Head for China at EDBI Pte. Ltd. the investment arm of Singapore's Economic Development Board. During his stint at EDBI, Mr. Chew oversaw EDBI's private equity growth investments into Singapore-based enterprises across a multitude of industries, such as healthcare, advanced manufacturing, creator economy and sustainability.

He was also part of EDBI's senior management team, attending to all corporate matters and policies. Mr. Chew holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economics from the National University of Singapore.