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SCMP Reporter

Adelyn Chen 
Chief financial officer 
Swiss Re
Ms Chen, who brings 14 years of insurance audit and business advisory experience, will oversee all finance-related functions for the company's 10 offices in the region  and become a member of the Asia management team in Hong Kong.  She was an executive director in the audit and business advisory division of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Michelle Mak 
Regional and China Telecom 
Coverage team leader BNP Paribas
Ms Mak brings more than 15 years of experience in investment research and fund management  to her new position. In her various roles, she has focused on China while running several regional research teams.  Ms Mak is based in the bank's Hong Kong office.
Trevor Cheung 
Hong Kong and China property coverage head 
BNP Paribas
Mr Cheung is one of the first generation of Hong Kong property analysts, tracing his career back to 1993, when he was with research house CLSA as a property analyst and deputy head of research.  Mr Cheung has   many years of experience in  financial markets research, having worked in sell-side research, corporate finance and as corporate finance director at a  mainland-based property development company.
Norman Kegler 
Honorary investment counsellor for Pakistan in Hong Kong 
Pakistan Ministry of Investment
Mr Kegler is initially being appointed for two years.  He  has  worked  as president/chief executive of various multinational companies around the globe.  He will be responsible for  the image-building of Pakistan, building  an effective relationship with the Pakistani business community,  working as  liaison between the Board of Investment and foreign investors and assisting prospective investors in arranging   investment promotion visits to Pakistan.
Christopher Wilton 
Vice-chairman
Middle East DTZ
Mr  Wilton has held  several high-profile roles in the Middle East, including ambassador to Kuwait, British consul-general in Dubai and commercial counsellor at the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia. He brings to DTZ top-level managerial experience in commercial property markets of the Middle East, especially in the capital markets area.
C S Sharma 
Chief operating officer
Kowloon State Bank of India
State Bank of India,  which has had a presence in Hong Kong for more than 30 years, is opening  its second branch in  the city at Tsim Sha Tsui,  to be headed by  Mr Sharma.   He will  spearhead the bank's foray into the retail segment with the proposed introduction of ATM and internet banking.
David Gardner 
Managing director, head of sales
Asia-Pacific iShares
Mr Gardner will lead all sales teams for iShares in the  region.  He is relocating to Hong Kong after nine years with iShares and BGI in the United States.  He joined the firm in 2000 as a business development officer in the US national full-service channel and has  become a key leader in the  US operation, including developing the private wealth management channel in 2003 and establishing the New Jersey distribution centre sales team in 2007.
Joseph Cavatoni 
Managing director, capital markets
Asia-Pacific iShares
Mr Cavatoni will be responsible for the management of  iShares capital markets relationships across  the Asia-Pacific. His focus will be on counterparty management, including market making activities, broker-dealer education and thought leadership with respect to ETF trading analytics. Prior to joining iShares, Mr Cavatoni worked  at UBS as managing director and head of equity finance, Apac, where he was responsible for access products, securities lending and prime brokerage financing. Before UBS, he was at Merrill Lynch.
Harold Yoon 
Chief investment officer 
Sail Advisors
Mr Yoon, who is also head of ING's fund of hedge funds,  will be based in Hong Kong. Sail will be the sub-adviser to ING's Topaz, Onyx and Asia Pacific Multi-Strategies  funds of hedge funds. These funds will bring Sail Advisors'  assets under management to about US$2.4 billion. Sail may access additional expertise from the ING  investment team.
Amanda Clarke 
Communications manager - Asia
Linklaters
Ms Clarke will manage  all media and sponsorships for the firm within Asia. She joins Linklaters from Bloomberg in Hong Kong, where she was corporate marketing and philanthropy manager with  responsibilities including media relations strategy for  core business and CSR initiatives.



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