HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a unit of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY), is pleased to announce that Robin Green has joined the firm as CEO and President of Oppenheimer Investments Asia Limited, based in Hong Kong.

Mr. Green, who was previously with MF Global Hong Kong where he was the head of Asian Institutional Equity Sales and ITG Hong Kong where he was CEO, will lead the firm’s expansion in Asia, establishing the Hong Kong office as an execution hub for Equities and Fixed Income in the Asian markets in addition to its already established Investment Banking base.

“Joining Oppenheimer represents a very exciting challenge for me,” Robin Green said. “The firm has already established a track record in Asia. I look forward to helping to develop our regional client base by offering local market coverage and global expertise, while representing our enhanced Asia product and track record to our global clients,” Robin Green said.

“We consider Asia an important and valuable part of Oppenheimer’s growing global business, and we recognize the enormous potential in the region. Under Robin's leadership, we intend to add to our capabilities in Equities and Fixed Income, and further support our Investment Banking team based in Beijing,” said Albert (Bud) Lowenthal, Chairman of Oppenheimer Holdings.

Robin is a Scottish Chartered Accountant, who has 25 years of experience in Institutional Equities, 17 years of it in Asia. He has lived in Hong Kong since 1995 and worked with clients and companies in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, Australia and India.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (Oppenheimer), a principal subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY on the New York Stock Exchange), provides a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage and investment banking services to high-net-worth individuals, families, corporate executives, local governments, businesses and institutions.

Certain statements in this release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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