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Apr 13, 2018

KIC names CEO; Asset Management One's new president; Blackstone hires real estate MD; Harvest promotes fixed income CIO to CEO; UBS AM appoints Fondcenter sales heads and more.

Choi Hee-nam meets the media on his appointment as KIC chairman

KIC NAMES CEO

Korean sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation KIC has appointed Choi Hee-nam as chief executive.

Effective March 30, Choi...

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