Mirae appoints Head of Australian Business Development

Don Gunawan
DON GUNAWAN
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd - Head of Australian Business Development
APPOINTMENT
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL INVESTMENTS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
Date: April 2019
Position: Head of Australian Business Development

Mirae Asset Global Investments (HK) Limited has confirmed to Industry Moves the promotion of Don Gunawan to head of Australian business development, effective April 2019.

In this role, Gunawan will oversee the distribution of Mirae Asset Global Investments Asia ex-Japan Equity Funds to Australian institutional and wholesale/retail investors.

Gunawan joined Mirae in July 2018 as the firm's head of wholesale and retail distribution. Before this, he was responsible for establishing Allan Gray and Orbis Global Investments across financial planner networks in NSW and WA, and previously served as a portfolio strategist at Russell Investments.

He succeeds former business development head Chris Wildman who has moved to Robeco as director of institutional sales.

Commenting on the succession, Gunawan said: "Chris Wildman was tremendous in introducing Mirae Asset to Australia and raising our profile across Australia. We're excited to continue growing our institutional client base and further expanding our wholesale and retail offering with the appointment of a new Business Development Manager in coming months."