Wilkins sees bright future for SocGen in Asia as he hands reins to Ricke

Ashley Wilkins, Société Générale's outgoing head of global finance for Asia Pacific, is in bullish mood as he prepares to head back to an as-yet undisclosed new role in the bank's UK operation. "We are firing on all six cylinders, not even just four," he says. The bank has spent the last few years repairing and rebuilding in the region, and while a falling oil price brings difficulties for that process, current eurozone conditions offer new opportunities.