Fitch expands Hong Kong structured finance team

Fitch Ratings, the international ratings agency, has announced the appointment of Gilbert Ong as an associate director in Hong Kong. Ong will be responsible for covering the Asia ex-Japan structured finance market. Ong's hiring will contribute to Fitch's expansion of its Asian operations and services, stressed Kim Slawek, group managing director and head of European and Asian structured finance. "The non-Japan Asian structured finance markets continue to grow at a healthy pace in 200…