Dutch asset manager Robeco has appointed Shiro Tsubota as president and representative director for Japan. He replaces Kikuo Kuroiwa, who is leaving the company.
Tsubota is the former chief executive of Henderson Global Investors Japan and has also served as head of operations for the Asia-Pacific region for Pimco.
“Robeco achieved significant milestones in growing its Japan business under the leadership of Kuroiwa-san,” said Tsubota, who added that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing would be a key part of the firm's offering in the country.
Tsubota will report to Graham Elliot, head of Asia-Pacific distribution, who is based in Hong Kong.
Robeco opened an office in Tokyo in 2005, its first in Asia. The firm's Japanese business received a discretionary investment management licence in 2014.
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