CIC appoints John Mack and Joseph Yam to board
The China Investment Corporation (CIC), the PRC's flagship sovereign wealth fund, has welcomed two new members onto its international advisory council: John Mack, Chairman of Morgan Stanley, who stepped down from his CEO position in January this year after four years in office, and Joseph Yam, former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, who was Asia’s longest-serving central bank governor, from 1993 up till 2009.
They will serve a two-year term on the board, replacing Arminio Fraga, Chairman of Brazil's BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange, and Hong Kong economist Lawrence Lau. Mack is also expected to step down as Morgan...
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