Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - PGIM, Nuveen

Editorial Staff

8 February 2021

PGIM
, the $1 trillion global investment manager of TIAA, has made seven new appointments and strengthened its leadership team in Asia-Pacific.

The new hires are joining the Hong Kong and Sydney offices and will span client services, fund management and sales.

Denise Ying is joining as vice president, international advisory services. Ying, who will be responsible for supporting institutional clients in the Greater China region, will report to Kelvin Cheung, managing director and chief operating officer, Asia-Pacific and Middle East.

Betty Zhang and Mia Yang, joining as assistant VPs in client services, will report to Cheung.

Jing Zhou is joining as senior director in the alternatives and strategic transactions team, data centre solutions, and will contribute to Nuveen real estate's alternative platform. Zhou will report to Carsten Kebeddies, Asia-Pacific MD and head of the alternatives and strategic transactions.

YoungJee Jang has taken on the role of associate in the fund management team, reporting to Louise Kavanagh, head of fund management, Asia-Pacific. She will predominantly work on the region’s flagship real estate platform, the Asia-Pacific Cities strategy.

Anthea Trazzera is joining as a senior associate supporting transactional activity in the Australian market and will report to Rick Marston.

Carmen Hawkey's role will be as an associate in the Asia-Pacific real estate debt team, reporting to Martin Priestley.

This follows a series of senior appointments, including Henry Chiu last March as the firm’s head of private wealth in Asia, whose function is to capitalise on the growing Asia wealth management segment, and the promotion of Shu Watanabe to head of Japan real estate transactions in December. In Australia, Andrew Kleinig will take on expanded responsibilities as the head of the Australian office in addition to continuing to oversee the growth of Nuveen’s capital base via new and existing capital partners across equities, fixed income and private markets.