Robeco appoints Young Ju Hong as Head of Business Development Korea and Jessica Choong as Director

Robeco has announced that it has appointed two senior sales in its Asia institutional team: Young Ju Hong as Head of Business Development Korea and Jessica Choong as Director, Institutional Business – Southeast Asia.

Young Ju Hong has almost 15 years of industry experience, working in both asset management firms and asset owner. She joins Robeco from MFS International in Hong Kong where she was managing institutional relationships of mainly Korean clients. Prior to that she worked at TCW Asia and Amundi Asset Management in their Hong Kong office. She also served as a Global Equity Portfolio Manager with Korea National Pension Service in Seoul for over five years. She began her career as an Investment Analyst at Polunin Capital Partners based in London. Young Ju has a Bachelor of Science degree from Imperial College in the UK.

Jessica Choong brings over 13 years’ experience in asset management primarily in client-facing functions. She joins Robeco from Janus Henderson Investors where she covered Southeast Asia Institutional Sales for three years. Prior to that she was working at Schroders and PineBridge Investments. She started her career at Western Asset Management and held client servicing responsibilities across the region while based in the firm's Singapore and Australia offices. Jessica has a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Economics and Finance from the University of Melbourne. She is also a CFA charterholder.

Young Ju is based in Hong Kong and Jessica is based in Singapore.

Management and held client servicing responsibilities across the region while based in the firm's Singapore and Australia offices. Jessica has a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Economics and Finance from the University of Melbourne. She is also a CFA charterholder.

Graham Elliot, Head of Institutional Business Asia ex Japan, said: “Robeco’s institutional business in Asia has been growing continuously in the past few years, driven by strong client interest in our quantitative, credit and sustainable investing capabilities. I am delighted to welcome Young Ju and Jessica to the team. Their extensive experience working with asset owners in their respective markets will help deliver Robeco’s investment solutions that best fit clients’ objectives – whether it is sustainability or investment returns.”

Asia Pacific is strategically important to Robeco. Robeco has had a presence in Asia Pacific since 2005 and we have been growing our footprint in the region with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Tokyo. Hong Kong is home to our Asia Pacific equities investment team, Singapore is an extension of our Rotterdam fixed income team and Shanghai provides on-the-ground Chinese A-share research to all Robeco investment teams globally. To support the growth in sustainable investing in the region, Robeco expanded its global Sustainable Investing Center of Expertise team with sustainability specialists based in Singapore in 2022.