SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Matthews Asia, announces the hiring of Céline Colgan, an accomplished senior leader and institutional client relationship veteran, as Head of U.S. Institutional Distribution. Based in San Francisco, Céline will be responsible for leading the firm’s growing institutional business in the U.S. and Canada.
Frank Wheeler, Global Head of Distribution and Marketing, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Céline to Matthews Asia. As our client mix at Matthews continues to evolve, we are seeing a growing number of institutional investors seeking Asia-focused investment solutions. Céline joining the firm clearly demonstrates our long-term commitment to building a dedicated investment and service platform tailored to meet the needs of institutional investors. Céline brings significant business leadership and experience to this new role, broadening our ability to have a deeper dialogue with both new and existing institutional investors. ”
Ms. Colgan previously served as Chief Business Officer of The Presidio Group’s Outsourced Investment Office where she was responsible for business development, strategy, marketing communications and client services. Prior to this, Céline spent 15 years at Barclays Global Investors/BlackRock where she was a Managing Director and team leader within the U.S. and Canada Institutional Client Group. She has over 15 years’ experience developing and maintaining relationships with large institutional investors.
About Matthews International Capital Management, LLC (“Matthews Asia”)
At Matthews, we believe in the long-term growth of Asia. Since 1991, we have focused our efforts and expertise within the region, investing through a variety of market environments. As an independent, privately owned firm, Matthews is the largest dedicated Asia-only investment specialist in the United States. With US$27.8 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2015, Matthews Asia employs a bottom-up, fundamental investment philosophy, with a focus on long-term investment performance. For more information, please visit www.matthewsasia.com.
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