Manulife Asset Management announced the appointment of Bruno Lee to the position of head of partnership, product and platform development, wealth and asset management,

Asia.

 

The appointment is part of the ongoing integration of the company’s Asia wealth and asset management teams and helps to strengthen its foothold in the region.

 

Lee’s appointment is effective 1 September 2015. Based in Hong Kong, he will report to Michael Dommermuth, head of wealth and asset management, Asia for Manulife Asset Management.

 

In the newly created role, Lee will focus on expanding intermediary channels, securing new partners, developing wholesaling capabilities and delivering a product suite to meet the needs of customers across all channels in Asia.

 

In addition, he will be responsible for the Asia investment management services (IMS) team, which includes manager selection, performance monitoring and review of all managers across Asia platforms.

 

Lee joins Manulife from Fidelity Worldwide Investment where he was regional head of retail, Asia ex-Japan. Prior to that, he was regional head of wealth management,

Asia Pacific, retail banking and wealth management at HSBC in Hong Kong.

 

Lee also held senior roles with Invesco and Fidelity Worldwide Investment in Taiwan and Hong Kong after beginning his career with HSBC in Hong Kong.