$661 Billion BNP Paribas Asset Management Hires ex-Blackstone & OMERS Private Equity Asia Head Jeff French as Head of Investors Relations Private Assets for APAC, 15 Years of Investment Banking & Private Equity Experience at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Blackstone & OMERS Private Equity
5th April 2025 | Hong Kong
BNP Paribas Asset Management ($661 Billion AUM) has hired ex-Blackstone & OMERS Private Equity Asia Head Jeff French as Head of Investors Relations Private Assets for APAC. Jeff French has 15 years of investment banking & private equity experience at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Blackstone & OMERS Private Equity. In 2024 August, BNP Paribas Asset Management hired Macquarie veteran Florence Wong as Head of Institutional Sales Hong Kong & Macau (2024 August), succeeding Ross Lu. Florence Wong was at Macquarie Group for 19 years in several roles including as Asia Investment Specialist, Institutional Sales & Consultant Relations, Product Manager, and Senior Manager for Commodity & Financial Markets in Hong Kong & Australia. In 2024 January, BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced the appointment of Maya Kamdani as President Director of Indonesia succeeding Priyo Santoso. Maya Kamdani has more than 25 years of financial industry & investment management experience in Indonesia & United States, and had joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in 2008. In November 2023, BNP Paribas Asset Management hired Manulife Investment Management Peggy Lee as Hong Kong CEO & Chief Marketing Officer APAC (8/11/23), succeeding Guillaume Wehry who is relocating to Europe (BNP Paribas). Peggy Lee joins from Manulife Investment Management where she was the Global Head of Retail Marketing & Chief Marketing Officer Asia, and has 20 years of experience in the financial industry including at HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank & Allianz Global Investors. Peggy Lee will report to Mike Nikou (BNP Paribas Asset Management Asia Pacific CEO) and Paul Van Eynde (BNP Paribas Asset Management Global Chief Marketing Officer).
“ $661 Billion BNP Paribas Asset Management Hires ex-Blackstone & OMERS Private Equity Asia Head Jeff French as Head of Investors Relations Private Assets for APAC, 15 Years of Investment Banking & Private Equity Experience at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Blackstone & OMERS Private Equity “
BNP Paribas Asset Management Hires Macquarie Veteran Florence Wong as Head of Institutional Sales Hong Kong & Macau Succeeding Ross Lu, 19 Years at Macquarie Group in Several Roles Including as Asia Investment Specialist, Institutional Sales & Consultant Relations, Product Manager, and Senior Manager for Commodity & Financial Markets in Hong Kong & Australia

14th August 2024 – BNP Paribas Asset Management has hired Macquarie veteran Florence Wong as Head of Institutional Sales Hong Kong & Macau (2024 August), succeeding Ross Lu. Florence Wong was at Macquarie Group for 19 years in several roles including as Asia Investment Specialist, Institutional Sales & Consultant Relations, Product Manager, and Senior Manager for Commodity & Financial Markets in Hong Kong & Australia.
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