Western Asset has selected Gordon Brown as a portfolio manager on the global markets team and Chia-Liang Lian as head of investment management, Asia (ex-Japan), The Asset reports. Brown will be responsible for managing global mandates and providing specialist input on Eastern European debt markets and Lian will oversee the local investment team liable for the Asian debt of the firm.
As part of their respective roles, Brown will be based in the London office of Western Asset, while Lian will be operating from the Singapore office. Brown is joining Western from Baillie Gifford, while Lian is coming from PIMCO.
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