Treasury Group boutique Premium Investors has appointed Lindsay Mann to its board of directors.
Mann has more than 36 years of financial services experience. He was formerly chief executive (Singapore) and regional head Asia for First State Investments, the Asian business of Colonial First State Global Asset Management. Prior to this, Mann was chief executive of AXA Investment Managers in Hong Kong.
“Lindsay brings with him extensive actuarial and funds management skills and experience that will enhance and complement the existing board and, we believe, add significant value to our investors,” Premium Investors chairman Tom Collins said.
Mann is currently an independent director of BRIM Asian Credit Fund, a Cayman Islands domiciled hedge fund managed by Singapore based Blue Rice Investment Management (BRIM), and an independent member of the Compliance Committee of Aviva Investors Australia.
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