Jupiter Asset Management has appointed a new head of institutional, Asia Pacific, while crypto exchange Binance is looking for a new CEO. Meanwhile, Singapore-based theAsianparent has appointed a chief commercial officer.
Jupiter Asset Management appoints head of institutional, APAC
Jupiter Asset Management has announced the appointment of Adam Phua as Head of Institutional, Asia Pacific, effective 5th July, 2021.
Based in Hong Kong, Adam’s role is to strengthen of Jupiter’s relationships with investment consultants and its prospective institutional clients across the Asia Pacific region. He reports to Peter Swarbreck, Head of Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining Jupiter, Adam spent 21 years at Allianz Global Investors and its predecessor companies in Germany, Singapore and Hong Kong.
During this time, Adam held senior sales and sales leadership positions covering institutional clients and investment consultants across various markets in Asia.
Jupiter has been serving investors in the Asia Pacific region for more than 10 years. All regional activities are conducted from its two offices in Asia, one in Hong Kong and one in Singapore.
Binance set to hire CEO
Crypto-exchange behemoth Binance Holdings Ltd is in discussions to Richard Teng, who is the former head of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, as it looks to recruit a chief executive officer, per a Bloomberg report.
This proposed recruitment, according to the portal, will appease regulators around the globe. However, it is not clear that if Teng will accept the job.
Teng was previously Singapore Exchange Ltd.’s chief regulatory officer, and spent 13 years at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, according to his LinkedIn profile.
In July, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said he was willing to step down whenever he finds a successor who can do a “better job”.
theAsianparent ropes in CCO
Singapore-based theAsianparent, a Southeast Asian community platform for parents, has appointed Akshay Trivedi as its chief commercial officer, according to an announcement.
In this role, Akshay will set out to boost both TAP market share and revenue through online/offline opportunities and innovations that deliver breakthrough products and services to the brand’s massive parent community.
Prior to joining theAsianparent Group, Akshay held the positions of Digital Lead then
Regional Director (APAC) – Digital, Media & Content Excellence at Johnson&Johnson; and Director at Edelman Digital.
theAsianparent claims to have over 30 million mothers registered on its platform. Its investors include SCB 10X, Fosun International, JD.com, Mirae Asset-Naver New Growth Fund, and Vertex Ventures.