Based in Hong Kong, Nicholas will be responsible for leading the APAC iShares Markets and Index Investments team in its mission of delivering superior market quality ETFs for our clients across the region, the investment management of portfolios, and supporting the positive evolution of the indexing industry and ETF markets.

Samara Cohen, Global CIO for iShares and Index Investments, BlackRock said: “I am delighted to welcome Nicholas to lead the APAC iShares Markets and Index Investments team in its next stage of growth. Nicholas’s deep understanding of client needs and market structure in Asia Pacific will be a powerful addition to accelerating the team’s core mission of continuing to deliver superior market quality ETFs to investors of all types in the region and beyond.”

Peter Loehnert, APAC Head of iShares and Index Investments, BlackRock said: “Nicholas’s experience as a highly collaborative leader of teams across Asia Pacific will serve us well in our work of driving initiatives that support the evolution of our platform and the regional ETF ecosystem. In turn, our clients will benefit from increased convenience, affordability, transparency and resilience of our iShares and index investments.”

Nicholas joins BlackRock from Goldman Sachs where he was most recently Head of APAC Equities Electronic Services. He led client coverage, product development, engineering, execution consultation and execution risks teams across seven markets in Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Nicholas was head of the algo development micro franchise strategy group at Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for the design and implementation of multiple projects across the region.

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Based in Hong Kong, Mr Loehnert will be responsible for growing iShares Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market share and ETF adoption among investors in the region, as well as institutional index mandates.

Mr Loehnert most recently headed BlackRock’s International Cash Management Business, driving the growth in global liquidity assets across multiple currencies.

Rachel Lord, BlackRock’s Chair and Head of Asia-Pacific, said: “I am delighted to welcome Peter to Hong Kong to lead Asia-Pacific iShares and Index investments in its next stage of growth. Peter has gained outstanding experience in building our International Cash Management and Global Transitions businesses over the last decade, and developed a strong talent bench in both. He brings a deep understanding of Asian products, markets and client needs, and we look forward to him accelerating the adoption of index products throughout the region.”

Salim Ramji, Global Head of iShares and Index Investments, said: “Asia is already a critical hub for our wealth and institutional clients in the region to gain access to global exposures through our UCITS and 40 Act ETFs – and more recently through our fast-growing Asia-listed ETFs. Peter’s experiences in leading scale investment and client teams and his entrepreneurial spirit will serve us well as we create many millions more clients in the region who can benefit from the convenience, affordability, transparency and resilience of our iShares and index investments.”

Prior to his current role, Mr Loehnert served as Global Co-Head of the Transition Management team within BlackRock’s Trading and Liquidity Strategies Group. Before joining BlackRock in 2011, he held positions at Nomura International, Lehman Brothers International (Europe), Cominvest Asset Management and Commerzbank AG where he started his career in 2004.

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