Kai-Niklas Schneider will take up a new position on the firm's global executive team focusing on financial investors. : Clifford Chance has promoted Singapore office head Kai-Niklas Schneider to its global executive team. Schneider will take up a newly-created role on the firm’s executive leadership group, focusing on global financial investors such as private equity firms and asset managers. Vincent Chow is a reporter for Law.com International and China Law & Practice, based in Hong Kong.