Name

Richard Yacenda

Current Designation

COO

Current Institution

Bank of America

Country

Hong Kong

Specialisation

Regional Heads

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Richard Yacenda is chief operating officer (COO) of Asia Pacific at Bank of America Lynch. Based in Hong Kong, Richard is responsible for developing and implementing operating plans across the firm's business with a particular emphasis on strategic planning and execution, governance and controls, and infrastructure efficiency. Richard spent more than 22 years at Goldman Sachs in New York and Hong Kong in various capacities both on the business side as well as in infrastructure roles where he was the head of Human Capital for Asia Pacific. He graduated from Fordham University in New York with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. In his over 15 years based in Asia Pacific, he has worked in Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing.