Unigestion appoints ex-CDPQ executive as Asia chairman
Unigestion has appointed Edouard Merette, formerly a managing director at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), as non-executive chairman of its Asia board.
Based in Singapore, Merette replaces Bill Foo, who served as chairman for five years and remains a member of the board.
Merette has over 25 years of corporate management experience in Canada, Europe and Asia. He was appointed Asia managing director for CDPQ when it opened its Singapore office in 2014. Prior to that, he was the CEO for Aon Hewitt's Asia business, and regional president at Mercer.
"With our increasing presence in Asia since establishing our office in Singapore in 2007, we see the region as one of long term growth for Unigestion. Edouard's profile and experience globally, together with his knowledge of the Asian financial markets will help us establish strong relationships with Asian investors," Bernard Sabrier, Unigestion's group chairman, said in a statement.
Founded in 1971, Unigestion manages about $20 billion in assets across four areas: equities, multi-asset investing, private equity, and other alternatives assets.
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