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The Australian satellite specialist has appointed the experienced CFO to help with its next phase of global growth.

The Singapore-based professional services platform has raised a $35m Series B; former Slack chief financial officer Allen Shim joined as president and CFO in June.

Milind Wadekar, who has three decades of finance experience, has joined the hospitality group.

Jeny Lau will oversee treasury operations at the Macau entertainment group.

The French bank has appointed experienced Joseph Chia in Singapore, who joins from UOB.

With the majority of chief financial officer appointments at firms listed in Apac going to first-timers, Paul Golden examines the key issues such as technology and strategy that these newcomers need to address to hit the ground running.

Elikis will start at the Auckland-headquartered insurer on November 2; he is joining from PPS Mutual.

The former Yonghui Superstores finance chief succeeds Tom van der Lee, who will become chief executive officer of Hong Kong-headquartered DFI’s food business.

The former Hillhouse and KKR executive joins as the Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure platform expands across Asia Pacific and Europe.

The gaming veteran succeeds Christopher Ip as the HKEX-listed Macau casino and resort company expands its footprint.

As Pranav Sood returns to the company from Bain Capital, Airwallex has raised $320m from a series H funding round to help develop AI tools.

The Mapletree Investments finance chief will succeed Png Chin Yee, who will focus on leading Temasek Singapore.