HSBC strengthens China links with new Coventry appointment

HSBC has strengthened its Coventry and Warwickshire commercial team with the appointment of Ashley Cooper as senior international commercial manager and Daisy Yu as international commercial associate.

Daisy Yu is a Chinese national and worked for HSBC in Beijing before moving to the UK two years ago to embark on a self-funded MBA at Bath University.

She worked in both the retail and commercial sides of HSBC Bank in China and her last role before moving to the UK was assistant vice president in corporate banking.

She will work with businesses from Coventry and Warwickshire that are exporting to China, or looking to open subsidiaries in the country, advising them on local business practices and language issues. She will also work with Chinese businesses looking to invest in the Midlands.

Cooper joins the team from Barclays, where he was a corporate director in Birmingham. He has more than 30 years’ experience in commercial and corporate banking, in a range of roles.

The appointments bring the Coventry and Warwickshire Commercial team to 23, which has been further bolstered by the appointment of Debbie Harper as deputy area commercial director.

She has moved from a senior international commercial manager role with HSBC in Derbyshire.

Andrew Franklin, HSBC Coventry and Warwickshire area commercial director, said: “These appointments bolster the team at a time when we are seeing growing demand from businesses to invest.

“It is a real coup getting somebody of Daisy’s experience and background to Coventry as she will be able to offer businesses a real insight into what doing business in China is really like, and Ashley brings with him extensive experience in commercial banking.”