Barclays PLC's (BCS) wealth management division said Friday that it has appointed Srinivas Siripurapu, previously with UBS AG (UBS), as its Southeast Asia and South Asia head.

Siripurapu will start in November and will be based in Singapore, the U.K. bank said in a statement.

Siripurapu was also appointed as market manager for South Asia, responsible for developing the business and managing the private banking teams in Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, London and Singapore that are in charge of South Asia, Barclays added.

Siripurapu was previously country team head for India International Asia at UBS in Singapore.

-By Patricia Kowsmann, Dow Jones Newswires; 65 6415 4157; patricia.kowsmann@dowjones.com