Investments

Capital Group appoints marketing director for financial intermediaries in Hong Kong and North Asia

Capital Group, one of the world’s largest and most experienced investment management firms, with more than USD1.9 trillion in assets under management, has appointed Debbie Fok as Marketing Director, Financial Intermediaries, Hong Kong and North Asia.

Fok will report to Hannah Aymé, Managing Director, Financial Intermediaries Marketing, Europe and Asia, Capital Group, and will be based in Hong Kong.

She will lead Capital Group’s financial intermediary marketing strategy in Hong Kong, raising awareness of the firm’s brand and range of Luxembourg-domiciled funds to investors. She joins from Matthews Asia, where she was Head of Marketing. Prior to that, she spent more than a decade at JPMorgan Asset Management, where she held various senior marketing roles. Fok started her career with 10 years in marketing at Fidelity Investments.

Fok will work closely with sales teams to align marketing campaigns and enhance Capital Group’s marketing strategies with financial intermediaries in North Asia.

Hannah Aymé said of Fok’s appointment “Debbie has more than 20 years of marketing experience in the financial services and investment industry, which we are delighted to bring to Capital Group. Under her leadership, Capital Group will pursue a range of marketing activities to drive awareness of our brand and funds among the financial intermediary community across North Asia. We have created this new marketing role as part of our continued expansion in the Asia Pacific region.”

Capital Group has been serving investors in the Asia-Pacific region for more than 30 years. It currently employs more than 330 associates in the region, and has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.