BlackRock names Susan Chan as head of Asia Pacific; buys Global Infrastructure Partners

BlackRock has appointed Susan Chan as head of Asia Pacific Apac, and named Andrew Landman and Hiroyuki Shimizu as deputy heads of Asia Pacific, effective immediately, according to a January 13 media release from the New York-headquartered global investment firm.

Based in Hong Kong, Chan will be responsible for leading the Apac region and overseeing business, client, investment and operational platforms serving wealth and institutional investors via BlackRock’s active, index, ETFs, alternatives and technology offerings.

Chan pictured, previously served BlackRock as deputy head of Apac, head of Greater China, and head of trading, liquidity lending for Apac. She succeeds Rachel Lord...