Published by Wealth Briefing Asia – 11th January 2017
This publication brings latest news of moves and hires in the Asia-Pacific wealth management sector.
Vontobel Asset Management, part of Switzerland-listed Vontobel, has appointed Suzanna Wong as head of intermediary sales for Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Wong will be responsible for managing relationships with intermediary channels in Singapore and Hong Kong.
VAM oversees more than $10 billion in assets under management and advisory in the Asia-Pacific region.
Wong has more than 20 years of experience in business development. She joins from SYZ Asset Management, where she was head of sales Asia. Previously, Wong was head of sales for Asia at GAM (formerly Julius Baer) and in charge of developing relationships with institutional clients and distributors. Before that, she held different sales and product management positions at Hang Seng Bank, a subsidiary of the HBSC Group, and Citibank Hong Kong.
Vontobel Asset Management was created in 1988. It had around SFr86 billion ($84.5 billion) of assets under management at 30 June.
