Mirae Asset Global Investments (MAGI) has appointed Howard Atkinson as the global head of ETF sales and marketing for MAGI's ETF business.
Atkinson is currently the president of Horizons ETFs Management in Canada, a subsidiary of MAGI. He will remain as president, but oversee the sales and marketing initiatives of MAGI's global ETF business, which operates from offices in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea and most recently the US, where regulatory filings have been made with the US SEC to launch ETFs.
Prior to joining Horizons Canada, Howard was responsible for the exchange traded products business at Barclays Global Investors Canada. He is also the current chair of the Canadian ETF Association.
"Howard's wealth of experience will be essential as we strive to achieve our vision to create the largest independent exchange traded fund manager globally," said Taeyong Lee, president of MAGI's Global Business Unit and ETF Business Unit.
