Stephen, the CEO of Swiss Bank's, was an Englishman. More precisely, he was an old-fashioned British nobleman who had inherited a hereditary viscount title. His appointment as the head of Swiss Bank in the Huaxia region was not only due to his exceptional abilities and prestigious background but also because he had a trace of Huaxia ancestry. This heritage had instilled in him a lifelong fascination with Eastern culture, leading him to graduate from university in Hong Kong.
Interestingly, Stephen's Mandarin was more fluent than his English, an unusual trait that often puzzled those who met him.