Standard Life expands Asia Pacific presence
Global asset manager, Standard Life Investments, this week announced the appointment of a new chief executive and team in Singapore as part of its global growth strategy and commitment to the Asia Pacific.
The company announced that Coon Wah Wong had been appointed as chief executive, Standard Life Investments (Singapore) and gead of Asia Pacific Real Estate.
The announcement said he would lead a team to build a real estate fund management and manufacturing platform in the Asia Pacific, while Ted Roy had been appointed as deputy fund manager and would be relocating from Edinburgh.
The announcement said Trevinder Chal would be responsible for developing and running the operating platform supporting the Asia Pacific real estate business and would be reporting to Paolo Alonzi, global head of real estate finance and operations based in Edinburgh.
It said Mark Baker, fund manager, emerging market (EM) debt, had relocated to Hong Kong and would work on deepening the team's research and coverage into Asian emerging markets, reporting to Richard House, head of emerging market fixed income based in London.
Confirming the appointments, Standard Life Investments chief investment officer, Rod Paris, said the new team would strengthen the firm's regional franchise and grow its global investment and product manufacturing capability.
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