Manulife Asset Management names new Asian equity head

Manulife Asset Management has appointed Ronald Chan as senior managing director, head of equities, Asia, effective January 3, 2011. Based in Hong Kong, he will report locally to Michael Dommermuth, president and head of Manulife Asset Management (Asia).

Chan will manage a team of nine Hong Kong-based equity professionals across the company’s Greater China and Asia Pacific equities teams and will oversee a regional team of more than 40 equity portfolio managers and analysts across Asia.

“Ronald has generated an excellent track record over his career, delivering consistent outperformance across Asian strategies under his management,” said Dommermuth. “In his new role, he will focus on delivering strong performance in our regional equity strategies and connecting our on-the-ground equity teams across 10 locations in Asia to harness local market intelligence and investment ideas for our regional and global portfolios.”

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