Zhu, who is based in Beijing, assumes the role of branch manager from Michael Wu who was most recently country executive for Greater China. She will report to Angelo Calvitto who was recently appointed head of the Asia-Pacific region.
“We’re delighted to appoint Julie as branch manager for Beijing. She brings immense experience in fund operations, investment operations outsourcing, project management and business development to our rapidly growing Greater China business. This appointment supports our continued focus on supporting our clients in China,” said Calvitto.
Prior to this appointment, Zhu, who has been with Northern Trust since 2005 working predominantly with Chinese clients, was most recently deputy Beijing branch manager. She also worked as a relationship manager for 15 years prior to that appointment.
Northern Trust has an established network of 11 offices across Asia-Pacific, including Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and South Korea. It has strong relationships with some of the region’s largest central banks, sovereign wealth funds, government agencies and corporations, offering a comprehensive range of customized asset servicing, asset management and capital markets solutions.
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