Robeco has announced the appointment of two senior sales for its institutional business in Asia.
Robeco has hired Young Ju Hong as head of business development Korea and Jessica Choong as director of the Southeast Asia institutional business, according to a statement. Hong is based in Hong Kong and Choong is based in Singapore.
Hong has nearly 15 years of industry experience, most recently at MFS International in Hong Kong where she managed institutional relationships of mainly Korean clients. Previously, she also worked at TCW Asia, Amundi Asset Management and the Korea National Pension Service.
Choong has over 13 years of asset management experience, most recently at Janus Henderson covering Southeast Asia institutional sales for three years. Previously, she also worked at Schroders, PineBridge Investments and Western Asset Management.
Asia Business
Robeco has had a presence in Asia since 2005 and currently has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Tokyo. Hong Kong is home to its APAC equities investment team, Singapore is an extension of its Rotterdam fixed income team and Shanghai provides on-the-ground A-share research. It further expanded the strategic importance of the region with the hire of two sustainability specialists in Singapore earlier this year.
«Robeco’s institutional business in Asia has been growing continuously in the past few years, driven by strong client interest in our quantitative, credit and sustainable investing capabilities,» said Asia ex-Japan head of institutional business Graham Elliot.
