Richard Zhu

Richard has more than 30 years of working experience, with over 20 years in leadership positions and broad domain knowledges in Financial & IT Services - as a business leader/entrepreneur, with full P/L responsibility coupled with strong business strategies, business development and solid track record in successful business turnaround and significant growth across Asia Pacific.

Richard has joined Finastra for more than 4 years and manages Treasury and Capital markets (TCM) business across Asia Pacific since June 2022, prior to this role, Richard managed the Strategy & Execution in Asia Pacific where Richard had signed the largest deal ($65m upfront) in Finastra’s history. Richard drives business strategies, market penetration & expansion, and customer retention, and partner eco-system in APAC.

Prior to joining Finastra, Richard was a Managing director and Chief Payments Officer for Dynamics Inc. Asia Pacific, where he built up the businesses & teams and set up operational facilities from scratch. Before working with Dynamics, he was President of SunGard China (acquired by FIS at end of 2015) where he played an instrumental role in turning around the business, positioning SunGard China as a key IT solutions and Services provider in China. Before moving to China, Richard was EVP of Sales and Marketing of SunGard Global Trading Business for Southeast Asia and India where he created successful businesses for the regions.

Before transitioning into IT services industry, Richard had extensive working experience in both Banking and Securities & Future industries, holding various senior executive positions in OCBC Bank, OCBC Securities and OUB Bank in Singapore.

Richard graduated and majored in Computer Science and Banking & Finance and married with 2 daughters.