Natixis IM names Mark Kwek as head of wholesale in SEA

Kwek joins from JPMorgan Asset Management.

Natixis Investment Managers, the asset management arm of the investment bank Natixis, has named Mark Kwek as head of wholesale in Southeast Asia.

Kwek will be based in Singapore and reports to Dora Seow, CEO of NIM Singapore.

He is tasked with leading and accelerating the development of Natixis IM and its investment managers wholesale business in key markets across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.

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He joins from JPMorgan Asset Management, where he was an executive director on the private wealth solutions team. In this role he was responsible for developing business with private banks and family offices, Natixis said. 

Natixis Investment Managers is one of the world’s largest asset managers with AUM close to $1.3t. It first established its presence in Asia Pacific in Tokyo in 2001. Since then, the firm has added offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Sydney and Beijing.