Nikko AM adds muscle to Asian marketing

Nikko Asset Management is stepping up its efforts to develop clients among top institutions in Asia ex-Japan by hiring Roger Lee to run its Singapore office.Lee is heading to the Lion City after several weeks of orientation in NikkoÆs Tokyo headquarters. He replaces Kazunosuke Ozawa as president and managing director of the Singapore unit. Ozawa has returned to Japan to work at Nikko Cordial on the sell side.ôNikkoÆs an exciting company,ö says Lee, a native New Yorker, who adds that h…