Former Calastone Asia head Sebastian Chaker has been appointed by funds platform Allfunds to head up its Hong Kong office.
In the newly created role, Chaker will be responsible for managing the company’s relationships with Asian distributors.
Reporting to head of Asia David Perez de Albeniz, he will also be expected to help Allfunds’ business development efforts in the region.
Chaker was most recently an executive board member for Clearstream Fund Centre, overseeing its sales efforts in Asia. Prior to that, he ran Calastone’s Asian operations from Hong Kong between 2013 and 2017.
“Asia is a key market for Allfunds and we are committed to expand our reach and scope through key hires such as Sebastien, as well as by extending our activities further in the region,” said Allfunds CEO Juan Alcaraz.
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