OTPP appoints regional lead for Asia-Pacific

Datuk Ben Chan will be the the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s regional managing director for Asia Pacific, the organization announced Thursday.

Based in the Hong Kong office, Chan will lead the investment activities in the region for the Ontario Teachers beginning June 1.

Chan’s knowledge of the region will help support the pension plan’s “portfolio of international companies looking to expand their footprint and capabilities in that region,” said Jo Taylor, the organization’s international senior managing director, in a release.

Chan joins the OTPP from Khazanah Nasional Berhad, where he was co-head of investments and led investment activities in China. He has more than 28 years of international investing experience in public and private equities, investment banking and accounting, the release said.

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