Milestone Group has appointed Marian Azar to the newly-created role of managing director for Asia Pacific (APAC), based in Sydney.
In her new role, Azar will be responsible for market engagement, client success and market strategy across the region, with a particular focus on Australia and New Zealand, while reporting to CEO Paul Roberts, based in London.
Azar previously served as managing director at RBC Investor & Treasury Services for APAC and global middle-office product functions, and chief operating officer of global client coverage for Australia.
Before that, she held the position of head of product and investor services for Australia and New Zealand at J.P. Morgan Chase.
Roberts commented: “We have created this role as a key element of our refreshed global strategy, which puts additional weight and attention on the APAC markets.”
“Marian Azar’s background and commitment to innovation is ideally suited to our agenda, making it an exciting time to lead our APAC and Australian business as we begin this chapter of sharing international capabilities and solutions with the market for the benefit of our clients and their investors.”
Azar added: “I see a real opportunity to add value at a time asset owners, managers and servicers are seeking fresh ideas and approaches and I am personally delighted to be leading that effort.”
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