Avaloq Group, the global banking technology developer, has appointed a new head of sales for Asia-Pacific based in Singapore.

Gery Dachlan takes the lead role at the firm's regional operations, to be responsible for driving new business development efforts in Asia-Pacific and increasing engagement with key regional clients. He brings 17 years of industry experience to the position, most recently as head of private banking sales for Asia at TradingScreen. Prior to that, he led teams Temenos Singapore, Odyssey Financial Technologies and Thomson Financial.

He reports to Peter Scott, general manager for Asia-Pac. 

The enhanced team in Asia complements Capgemini's 2013 World Wealth Report, which states that the Asia-Pacific region is expected to have the largest population of high net worth individuals by 2014. This means there will be a greater need for technology solutions that will help streamline processes to lower cost-to-income ratios.