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HSBC Global Asset Management (GAM) has announced the appointment of Maria Ryan to the newly created role of head of institutional sales for the UK, Scandinavia and the Middle East.
Ryan will be responsible for developing and growing client relationships across the firm’s institutional businesses in the UK, Scandinavia & the Middle East. She will be based in London and report to Brian Heyworth, global head of institutional business.
Ryan brings almost 30 years’ experience in the asset management industry, most recently at DWS where she held a dual role as head of UK and head of UK and Nordics distribution.
Prior to DWS, Ryan was at JP Morgan Asset Management, in roles including client Adviser in the UK institutional team and EMEA head of fixed income strategies.