Specialist active equity manager Martin Currie has appointed Eu-Jene Teng as a business development manager within the firm's Australian distribution team, effective 11 June 2019.
In this Melbourne-based role, Teng will be responsible for identifying opportunities to promote Martin Currie's core suite of Australian and global investment capabilities to institutional clients across the Pan-Asia region, the firm said.
Teng has more than 18 years' financial service sales experience. He joins Martin Currie from Pinnacle Investment Management where he was an associate director of institutional sales, covering private debt, Australian equities, global equities and direct infrastructure. He has also held business development roles at Macquarie Investment Management, Vanguard, Orchard Funds and Macquarie Professional Series.
Commenting on his appointment, Kimon Kouryialas, head of Pan Asia at Martin Currie, said: "We have an enormous opportunity to build our business in Australia and across Asia and further establish ourselves as a leading active equity specialist. The addition of Eu-Jene reflects this potential, and we are delighted to have him on board."