Paul Lee

Co-Founder,
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

Paul’s decisive yet easy-going work style has seen him rise to the forefront of the wealth management industry in Asia. With more than 20 years’ experience, he is an expert on the Singapore and South East Asian markets. Although Paul is well known for his portfolio management skills, he is first and foremost a people person who enjoys meeting new investors and helping them to work out the best strategy for their individual needs. He has held high-level positions at some of the world’s top private banking and wealth management companies, including Credit Suisse and Barclays Wealth & Investment Management.

Before setting up his own company, Paul was a senior banker at Swiss private bank, Bank Julius Baer & Co.

Irene Ng

Chief Operations Officer

Approachable and friendly, Irene’s open-minded style makes her an expert at solving functional and technical problems. With more than 20 years’ experience in financial institutions’ investment banking segment, including UOB and Raiffeisen Bank International, Irene rose to become a director and key member of the team that set up Southern Cross Capital Management.

A true team player, Irene is a middle office controller with portfolio and risk analytical skills, who always presents the facts objectively to ensure that the right investment decisions are made.

Tan Xinhui

Vice President,
Private Markets & Corporate Advisory

Xinhui started her banking career in 2005. She was a Product Controller with Deutsche Bank AG followed by Credit Suisse AG, before moving internally to Credit Suisse Private Banking (CSPB). In CSPB, she worked alongside the various product teams to deliver investment portfolio solutions to clients.
She left banking in 2012 to set up a preschool which she exited at a PE of about 6X after five years. When Uber & Grab started ramping up their businesses, Xinhui set up a car rental company to address the demand for rental cars by the drivers. She realised a 33% IRR for that one year of operation.

Xinhui graduated from Singapore Management University with a Bachelor of Business Management (Finance).

Leon Ho, CFA

Vice President, Portfolio Management

Ambitious, dedicated and energetic, Leon has been intent on a successful career within the wealth management industry. Prior to joining Paragon Capital, he was a Relationship Manager at HSBC in their Retail Banking & Wealth Management segment. Earlier in his career, Leon garnered valuable experience in the mortgage loan department at OCBC and within the CIO office at Barclays Wealth & Investment Management. He has 7 years of experience in the financial industry.

Leon graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He follows the financial markets closely, even during his downtime, as well as being an enthusiastic golfer, keen snowboarder and scuba diver.

Wendy Tan

Vice President, Client Services

Wendy’s career spans Credit Suisse AG, Goldman Sachs (Singapore) and Barclays Bank PLC. She spent more than 13 years in Private Wealth Management, assisting high net worth individuals manage their investment portfolios across various asset classes.

Wendy graduated from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business (Hons) specializing in Financial Analysis.

Adrian Lee

Advisor

Adrian Lee joined Paragon Capital Management Singapore as Advisor in 2020. Adrian started his Wealth Management career in 2007 with UBS, Private Banking before spending 8 years at Bank Julius Baer where he was a Director.

Prior to joining Paragon Capital, Adrian was a Senior Client Advisor at Thirdrock Capital which was subsequently acquired by Schroders Wealth Management.

Adrian has a Mechanical Engineering degree (Hons) from the University of Birmingham, UK and a Master of Science in Wealth Management from the Singapore Management University and has held engineering roles in various organisations before embarking on his banking career.

Marshall Tan

Associate, Client Services

Marshall was part of a team that developed a Web Application that helped his University better manage and project Investment Returns from its Scholarship Funds. He also worked as a Private Banking Administrative Assistant for United Overseas Bank during his school break where he was involved in providing back-office support.

With an interest in becoming a Financial Analyst, Marshall pursued a double major in Computer Science and Finance to build an effective and reliable foundation for his career.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Majoring in Computer Science and Finance) from the University of Western Australia. Marshall is a tech-enthusiast and enjoys keeping himself updated with the latest IT news and gadgets during his downtime.