In an effort to strengthen its North Asia distribution across both its private bank and intermediary channels, First State Investments has announced the appointment of two new hires.
Gladys Chan joins as Director, Private Bank Distribution for North Asia and will report to Vivian Tang, Head of Distribution for North Asia, the firm said in a media release.
Chan will be responsible for building new and strengthening existing relationships, as well as aligning investment solutions and client servicing with private banks in the region.
She joins from Deutsche Asset Management where she was most recently Vice President and Head of Retail Hong Kong of their Global Client Group, focusing on private bank distribution.
She has also held a number of senior positions in companies including Value Partners, Daiwa Capital Markets, Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank.
Bonnie Chun has been appointed as Associate Director, Intermediary Business and reports to Alex Tam, Director, Intermediary Business.
in her new role Chun (pictured) will work closely with the distribution team to promote First State’s (FSI) investment portfolio and further expand intermediary channels in the region.
Prior to joining FSI, Chun was a Senior Sales Manager at Invesco Asset Management.
«I am delighted to welcome two such high calibre individuals to our team. These appointments represent a further investment by our firm in building and strengthening client relationships in Asia,» said Joe Fernandes, Regional Managing Director for Asia.
