French firm BNP Paribas Asset Management has added to its Asian equities team with three new hires.
All three appointees have come from Lombard Odier. Zhikai Chen has been hired as head of Asian equities and will report to Guy Davies, global chief investment officer for fundamental active equities. He replaces the departing Arthur Kwong.
Chen will be joined by two of his former Lombard Odier colleagues Jinwen Ouyang and Roxy Wong.
All three appointees will be based in Hong Kong.
“The generation of strong, sustainable investment performance is our priority, and these three new hires in our Asian Equities team will complement the recognised investment talent of our broader equity teams, and the performance records we are generating,” said Davies.
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