Amy Wang will become head of China for the company formed by the merger of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.
Her first task is to bring together the Chinese teams of the two UK-based firms, whose amalgamation was made official on August 14. Standard Life Investments has operated a representative office in Beijing since 2002 while Aberdeen has had a representative office in Shanghai since 2008 and a wholly foreign-owned entity in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lujiazui Financial City since 2015.
“We are delighted that Amy has decided to join us at this exciting time,” said Ian Macdonald, formerly of Aberdeen Asset Management, who retains the role of deputy head of Asia Pacific at the merged company.
A former economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, Wang joins from Pioneer Investments, where she was head of Greater China in the institutional business. She was previously the chief representative for Franklin Templeton in China.
Aberdeen Standard Investments, which is the brand name of the merged entity, has the equivalent of $758 billion under management.
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