Dutch asset manager Robeco has appointed a new Head of Asia Pacific & Middle East Distribution, subject to regulatory approvals.
In this new role, Graham Elliot will focus on the institutional and wholesale distribution business in Asia Pacific (ex Japan) and the Middle East. Elliot will be based in Hong Kong, the firm said in a statement today.
He will also take on responsibility for the day-to-day management of Robeco Asia Pacific, joining Chief Investment Officer Arnout van Rijn and Chief Operation Officer Jorg Sunderman, who are also based in Hong Kong.
On an interim basis, Elliot will also combine his new role with his existing responsibilities as Country Manager and Head of Sales for Middle East and Africa.
Elliot joined Robeco in 2011 as Country Manager and Head of Sales for Middle East and Africa. Before joining Robeco, he was Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Investment Partners Middle East. Until 2010 he was a Managing Director at BlackRock, and formerly Barclays Global Investors, before its acquisition by BlackRock in 2009.
finews.asia reported last year September that Robeco Institutional Asset Management appointed a new Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Robeco.
Increasing Asian Presence
«Asia Pacific is key to our development and we will continue to commit and support our growth in this region,» said Gilbert Van Hassel, (pictured) Robeco’s Chief Executive Officer,
Robeco has been growing its footprint via the addition of offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. In 2016 Robeco announced that it had received a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) business license and launched a China research team, located in Shanghai.
Additionally, Robeco also announced the opening of a new office in Singapore, with a focus on credit research and strengthening service to clients in the market and the broader Southeast Asia region. The expansion in Asia Pacific is a key part of our “strategy 2014- 2018: accelerate growth”.
