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PRESS RELEASE
Appointments & Awards for Asia Pacific and Emerging, BNP Paribas Investment Partners
11 February 2014
The Asia Pacific & Emerging Markets Business Line (“APAC & Emerging”) of BNP Paribas Investment Partners is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Mark te Riele as Head of Marketing for APAC & Emerging, based in London. Mark has relocated to London from Hong Kong, where he was previously Head of Marketing & Distribution, APAC, for BNP Paribas Investment Partners. In his new role, Mark will report to the London‐based Head of APAC & Emerging, Ligia Torres, and will oversee BNPP IP’s marketing activities in APAC and the Emerging Markets. Commenting on his appointment Mark said “I am very keen in my new role to establish BNPP IP as a leader in Emerging Market Investments, which will translate into both increased inflows for our broad Emerging Market product range and external recognition for our unrivalled footprint in Emerging Markets”.
Speaking about Mark’s appointment, Ligia Torres said “Mark has 17 years of experience with the BNP Paribas Group, including some 10 years of experience in the Asia Pacific region, and so is very well positioned for his new role. His appointment reinforces the commitment of BNPP IP to the APAC & Emerging region and follows a number of recent senior appointments across the business line”. As a further sign of its commitment to Emerging in general and the LatAm region in particular, Luiz Sorge was appointed to head up BNPP IP’s business in Brazil. With the BNP Paribas Group since 2001, Luiz, based in Sao Paulo, was previously Executive Director and Head of Sales for BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil and has more than 15 years of experience in asset management. BNPP IP is also pleased to announce some recent external recognition for the company in the Emerging arena: BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil was named as one of the Top 5 institutions by the Brazilian Central Bank in 2013 for forecast inflation and short‐term interest rates and the Group’s Russian JV, TKB BNP Paribas Investment Partners was rated AAA by Russia’s National Rating Agency, thus extending the Russian entity’s top rating which it has held since 2007. In APAC, the company received a number of awards, including most recently Best Institutional Product/Strategy of the Year in the Asia Investor Investment Performance Awards 2013 and an Outstanding Achiever award for Best Investor Education from Benchmark. Ligia Torres, Head of BNPP IP APAC & Emerging commented “I am delighted both for the recent appointments and recruitments we have made and also for the number of awards we have received as together they underline our commitment to, and expertise in, APAC and all the Emerging Markets we cover. This strengthening of our set up in these markets is key to the development of our business and we are excited about further leveraging on our unrivalled footprint to explore the full potential for cross border deals”. BNPP IP is the autonomous asset management arm of the French banking giant BNP Paribas. A global player in the asset management industry, BNPP IP has an unsurpassed footprint in APAC & Emerging Markets with a presence in 18 countries stretching from Asia Pacific to Russia, Turkey and Latin America.
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About BNP Paribas Investment Partners BNP Paribas Investment Partners is the dedicated autonomous asset management business of the BNP Paribas Group. BNP Paribas Investment Partners offers the full range of investment management services to both institutional and retail clients around the world. A client-centric organisation, BNPP IP is structured around three major axes: Institutional, Distribution and Asia Pacific & Emerging. Some 700 investment professionals work across our various business lines, each specialising in a particular asset class or type of product. With total assets under management of EUR 473 billion (USD640 billion) as of 30 September 2013, BNP Paribas Investment Partners is one of the largest investment management firms in the world. Contacts
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