Northern Trust has appointed Johnson Har as an institutional sales manager in Hong Kong.
A former employee of SS&C Fund Services, Har is tasked with promoting the firm's services to asset managers and institutional investors in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea.
“As our institutional client base grows across all regions, we continue to bring in talented professionals with the skills and experience our clients seek and the specific expertise to position our innovative technology in very competitive markets,” said Penelope Biggs, head of strategy, corporate and institutional services at Northern Trust.
Har's appointment was announced alongside three other hires. Shaun Flavin has joined as head of North American institutional sales, Andrea Perry has become a senior client relationship manager at Northern Trust Canada and Nigel Colgan joined the institutional sales team in London.
Northern Trust has more than $7 trillion of assets under custody.
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