The France-based group has made a raft of appointments.

Amundi, the France-based asset management group with €1.650 trillion of assets under management, has named Xiaofeng Zhong as chairman of its Greater China business.

Xiaofeng Zhong joined Amundi Hong Kong Limited in November 2011 as deputy chief executive, sales and marketing, and was appointed CEO, North Asia in September 2012. Prior to joining Amundi, He worked at Groupe Crédit Agricole from 1996, holding various positions in France and Greater China mainly within the investment banking arm. His most recent role prior to joining Amundi was managing director of CA-CIB Beijing branch. He has a PhD in political studies from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, DEAs (postgraduate diploma) in political studies and international relations, from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, France and an MA (French language and literature) from Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China. 

Amundi, which is a subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group, also made a number of senior appointments in Europe. It named Christian Pellis as CEO of Amundi in Germany; Philippe d’Orgeval has been appointed CEO of Amundi in the UK, Laurent Guillet has been named head of solutions and services department within the distribution and wealth division at Amundi in Paris. Thierry Ancona has been named head of third party distribution.