Sweeney is replacing Anthony Fasso who left the firm in December 2021. Based in Hong Kong, Sweeney will be responsible for PineBridge’s APAC business and will join the firm’s management committee. He will report to PineBridge’s chief executive officer, Greg Ehret, who is based in New York. 

“Asia-Pacific is a critical part of our global business, and we are committed to having strong leadership in the region to further build on our success to date,” Greg Ehret, CEO of PineBridge, said.

Sweeney has held various leadership positions across the region for twenty years. Prior to joining PineBridge, he was head of Asia and CEO for Hong Kong at ExodusPoint. Before that, he was chief executive officer of Asia for Millennium Partners, and head of senior relationship management, Asia, at Barclays. Earlier in his career, he established a fixed income sales and structuring platform for Nomura for Asia ex-Japan, and worked at Lehman Brothers in various roles, including as Hong Kong country head and head of Asia fixed income sales.

A chartered financial analyst, he graduated with honours from Pace University in New York City with a BBA in public accounting.

“Having spent the majority of my career in Asia, I have closely followed the growth of PineBridge’s APAC business, and I couldn’t be more excited to start my journey at a firm with such a strong reputation across the region. I look forward to working to ensure the firm continues to exceed the expectations of clients across Asia, and to deliver further growth in this vital region,” Kirk Sweeney, CEO, Asia-Pacific at PineBridge, said.

PineBridge has had an on-the-ground presence and investment history in Asia for 30 years. Sweeney’s appointment marks a new chapter of growth for the firm’s Asia-Pacific business which has a presence in markets including Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia, and in high-growth markets such as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. 

A private, global asset manager focused on active, high-conviction investing, the firm managed $148.7 billion across global asset classes as at 31 December 2021.