Asia Pacific is strategically important to asset manager Robeco. The firm has had a presence in Asia Pacific since 2005 and wants to expand its wholesale business in Asia with a new appointment based in Singapore.
Dutch asset manager Robeco appointed Dawn Foo as regional head of wholesale (Asia ex Japan), effective immediately. Based in Singapore, she will continue to expand the wholesale business in Asia and build Robeco’s leadership and recognition in sustainable investing among distributors, the firm said in a media release on Monday.
She has 20 years of experience in the financial sector in the region. She started as a financial advisor in United Overseas Bank (UOB) and was later a fund selector at HSBC Private Bank. Prior to joining Robeco in 2016, she was the Asia Region Head for the Global Strategic Partners Group with Pioneer Investments in Singapore, where she started her career in asset management in 2002. She holds a Master's degree in Applied Economics from the National University of Singapore.
Strategically Important
In her new function, she will report to Javier Garcia de Vinuesa, head of EMEA wholesale and global financial institutions, based in Europe. The appointment replaces former regional head of wholesale (Asia ex Japan) Tom Keenan, who left the company on 18 November 2020 to return to his native country Australia.
Asia Pacific is strategically important to Robeco. The firm has had a presence in Asia Pacific since 2005 and we have been growing our footprint in the region with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Tokyo. Hong Kong is home to the Asia Pacific equities investment team, the Singapore office is an extension of the Rotterdam fixed income team and the Shanghai office provides on-the-ground Chinese A-share research to all Robeco investment teams globally.
