Chong, who will be based in Hong Kong, joins from HSBC Global Asset Management where he was head of the wholesale business sales team. He has also worked with BNP Paribas Investment Partners, SG Asset Management and Franklin Templeton.
Chong will report to Gerry Ng, Barings’ chief executive officer for Asia ex-Japan at Baring Asset Management, which is part of the MassMutual Financial Group.
Ng said Chong will lead the firm’s mutual fund distribution business at it prepares to launch the Barings Hong Kong domiciled fund range.
“He brings deep experience of the industry and our key distributors,” Ng said.
