Dutch asset manager Robeco appointed a head to lead the firms commercial activities in China. Robeco has been committed to this market since 2007 in terms of both distribution and investments.
Mitchelle Zhou has joined Robeco this Monday 29 October to lead the asset manager’s commercial activities in China. She will initially be based in Hong Kong and will relocate to Shanghai in 2019, where she will also oversee Robeco’s wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE). She will report to Graham Elliot, Robeco’s Head of Distribution Asia based in Hong Kong, the company announced in a media release.
Zhou has an extensive track record in both institutional and wholesale sales and development in Asian asset management operations of ABN Amro, Fortis, BNP Paribas and Legg Mason, in Mainland China and Hong Kong. She was most recently Sales Lead for BlackRock’s China Institutional Business.
Growing Footprint in Asia
Robeco has been present in the Asia Pacific region since 2005. The company has been growing its footprint via the addition of offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, 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.
That same year, 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. Growth in Asia Pacific is a key part of the firm's strategy 2017 to 2021.
