State Street Global Advisors has appointed Dohei Echizenya as head of Japan, effective immediately.
Echizenya, who will also serve as president and representative director of State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co, effective 11 December, reports to Kevin Anderson, head of Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisors.
“Japan is an important market for State Street Global Advisors and we see tremendous opportunities as the government implements various measures to promote Japan as leading asset management centre. We are confident that Dohei’s leadership will help propel us to new heights in Japan, reinforcing our commitment to excellence and innovation in the Japanese market,” said Anderson.
“Dohei’s extensive experience in developing strategy as an enterprise manager, adept at running complex, scalable and growth-oriented businesses, will be instrumental in leading our team in Japan to enhance our offerings to Japanese investors.”
Echizenya joins from BlackRock, most recently as director of the client business division in Japan. Before that, he was the head of ETF department in Japan. He also spent a decade in the US working at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
