Indian executive search firm Positive Moves has appointed Nanda Sethi in Hong Kong to spearhead its banking practice across South-East Asia, greater China and south Pacific.

In a career spanning more than two decades, Sethi has held significant portfolios with Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank and BNP Paribas in Hong Kong.

In her last banking assignment, she was a senior vice-president with TMB Thailand, where she was responsible for setting up its wealth management platform and the sales team, as well as developing the concept, branding, products and services for the bank.

Positive Moves carries out cross-border senior and leadership searches in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Vietnam and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Among the sectors the firm specialises in are financial services, telecom, consumer & retail, oil & gas, energy & infrastructure, industrial and engineering.