Taiwan

BNP Paribas announces hire of new Taiwan CEO

BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced the appointment of Rick Chen as the new CEO of its business in Taiwan.

Chen, previously the head of Taiwan for Fidelity, has come aboard to oversee the company’s daily operations in Taiwan. He will also manage the company’s relationship with both external and internal stakeholders.

Rick will report to Christian Buraco, the co-head of Distribution Asia Pacific in Singapore, according to a report by Citywire Asia. He is replacing Christine Jih, who has chosen to retire from the asset management industry.

Prior to working with Fidelity, Rick held senior positions at GE Money, Standard Chartered, and Citi Bank, and functionally reports to Ligia Torres, BNP Paribas’ Asia Pacific CEO, who is based in Hong Kong.