Published by Asian Investor – 28th Sep 2018
Matthews Asia, a Californian asset manager, will see its long-standing head of Asia business development, James Campion, move on at the end of 2018 after handing responsibilities to a new appointee.
Wong Hur-ming will join to replace Campion from rival fund house Janus Henderson Investors (JHI), where his last working day will be October 11. He was head of wholesale distribution for Southeast Asia and global financial institutions in Asia at JHI.
The hire follows that of Lindsay Wright, who has just started at Matthews Asia as regional head and global chief operating officer. The firm, which has $33 billion under management, is also seeking a China head, after receiving a wholly foreign owned enterprise licence to set up a local business in Shanghai earlier this year.
Like Campion, Wong will focus on intermediary clients, while Wright is seen as giving Matthews Asia some needed institutional business expertise in the region.
Wong had been head of wholesale distribution for Southeast Asia and head of global financial institutions for Asia for five years, according to hils Linkedin page. Before that, he had served as deputy head of intermediary sales for Southeast Asia at Deutsche Asset Management (now DWS Investments) since 2005.
Janus Henderson, formed by the merger of Henderson Global Investors and Janus Capital last year, is seeking a replacement for Wong, a company spokeswoman told AsianInvestor by email.
