Lazard names new Australia CEO, HuaAn hires former Kaisen CIO, T Rowe adds a fixed income head, and CBRE appoints Asia-Pacific chief operating officer.
The veteran Nomura and Lehman Brothers dealmaker, who had been expected to join a PE firm, has been appointed to help Lazard grow its Southeast Asia M&A activities.
Choon is expected to introduce the firmÆs strategies to professional investors in Asia, including pension funds, central banks, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions.