Lemuel Bitong

Experience

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  Citibank Manila

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2004

  Manager

  Managed and supervised various custody-related functions over the course of stay with the bank.• Processed cash transactions to support settlement of trades, remittance of proceeds and cash dividends• Handled corporate action events including cash and stock dividends, stock rights, and annual meetings• Responsible for the settlement of securities transactions of local and foreign investors• Produced regulatory reports for the Central Bank to register foreign-owned investments under custody Show less

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  Phil. Depository & Trust Corp.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Associate Director

  Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the only depository of securities in the Philippines, safekeeping over PHP 1 trillion in equities holdings. The Depository facilitates the movement of securities, processing of corporate action events and reconcilement of balances for all member brokers, banks, and financial institutions.

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  Credit Suisse Singapore

  Jun 2007 - Sept 2009

  Senior Analyst

  Managed the Prime Brokerage Income team responsible for the timely and accurate payment of income due to PB clients• Played a key role in the successful deployment of the PB Income roles from London to Singapore• Conducted a gap analysis on the functions within the team to identify areas where resources were redirected• Represented PB Income in departmental and bank-wide initiatives for continuing process improvements

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  Barclays Capital Singapore

  Oct 2009 - Mar 2010

  Corporate Actions Officer

  Responsible for monitoring and processing mandatory and voluntary corporate action events• Participated in the implementation of various system enhancements to increase STP

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  Citibank Singapore

  Apr 2010 - Nov 2016

  VP Securities Services Operations

  Managed the day-to-day functions of the Global Custody Support team which includes fund order placements, processing of foreign exchange bookings, routing of incoming messages, and administration of customer billing for services rendered under Securities & Funds Services. Worked with the rest of the business on relevant projects and managed the testing of system enhancements to implement change improvements.

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  Citigroup Transaction Services Malaysia

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2018

  VP Securities Services Operations

  Responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day functions of the Global Custody Support team which includes fund order placements, processing of foreign exchange bookings, and routing of incoming messages.• The team handles end to end processes for fund order placements including account opening with registrars, data entry processing and settlement, reconciliations, and static data maintenance.• The team looks after the processing of foreign exchange bookings to facilitate settlement of trades across various markets.• The team manages the routing of incoming messages to internal operations teams ensuring all instructions are checked, authenticated and processed on a timely basis. Show less

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  BNP Paribas

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2023

  Global Custody Account Manager

  Responsible for the management of a suite of Third Party Asset Manager relationships and the subsequent service delivery to those managers.Acts as the point of contact between the Investment Manager and all internal stakeholders, for Investment Manager’s global custody needs.Responsible for conducting regular service calls and face-to-face service reviews, managing the overall relationship for BNP Paribas and developing our brand in this segment.

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  Apex Group Ltd

  Jan 2024 - now

  Account Manager - Unit Registry