People Moves
Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – abrdn, Natixis
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The latest moves and appointments in the Asia-Pacific wealth management industry.
abrdn
abrdn, the firm formerly
known as Standard Life Aberdeen, has appointed Vivian Tang
(pictured) as head of institutional clients, Asia-Pacific.
Based in Hong Kong, Tang will join the firm on 22 March and report to Rene Buehlmann, Asia-Pacific CEO of the business.
Tang has more than 20 years’ experience in the asset management sector. Before taking up this role, she worked at First Sentier Investors, where she was head of distribution, North Asia responsible for leading the strategic planning and business development in North Asia and managing the institutional and wholesale client business in the region. Prior to joining FSI, Tang served in senior roles with responsibility for the distribution and coverage of clients in Greater China and as an Asian Equities investment specialist.
The firm said that her appointment completes the repositioning of abrdn’s Asia-Pacific client group which will now be led by Tang, David Hanzl (head of wholesale clients), and David Mitchell (head of the client management olffice). All three will report to Rene Buehlmann.
In 2022 abrdn will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of its Asia-Pacific business (in Singapore).
Natixis
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking has named Bertrand Guiot
as head of real assets and investment banking, Southeast Asia,
and head of infrastructure funds coverage, Asia-Pacific.
Based in Singapore, Guiot reports locally to Sanjeev Kumar, senior country manager, Singapore, and head of southeast and South Asia, to Raghu Narain, head of investment banking, Asia-Pacific, and to Emmanuel Gillet-Lagarde, head of real assets and global trade, Asia-Pacific.
Guiot has worked in various roles at Natixis CIB for close to a decade. Prior to his new role, he was senior country manager for Natixis Canada Branch for two and a half years. Previously, he was the head of infrastructure, Asia-Pacific, based in Hong Kong. And before relocating to Hong-Kong in 2017, he led finance activities for Natixis CIB in Australia across multiple segments.
Prior to joining Natixis CIB, Guiot was with Dexia.
