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RNS Number : 9297K  Meraki Global Advisors LLC  10 May 2022

Meraki Global Advisors Hires Former Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Executive to Lead Asia Pacific Expansion

 

Meraki Global Advisors ("Meraki"), a leading global multi-asset outsourced
trading firm, today announced that Donald Lee will lead its expansion into the
Asia Pacific region as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific. Based in
Meraki's newly launched Hong Kong office, he will be responsible for leading
the growth of Meraki's business in the region amid growing demands for its
outsourced trading services as well as significantly increasing Meraki's local
staff over the next year.

"Mr. Lee joins with more than 25 years of experience overseeing top
client-facing businesses in Asia Pacific financial markets."

"We are excited to have Don join our management team. He brings a wealth of
insights and deep knowledge of the regulatory and operational risk framework
required to succeed in the Asia Pacific markets," said Benjamin Arnold,
Founder and Managing Partner of Meraki Global Advisors. "Asset managers in
Asia have complex and evolving requirements-both within the region and as they
increasingly reach beyond Asia Pacific markets. The strategic decision to open
the APAC headquarters in Hong Kong enables us to provide flexible and bespoke
outsourced trading solutions to meet these growing demands. At the same time,
being firmly planted in the region under Don's leadership bolsters our
position as a trusted multi-asset outsourced trading partner for managers
based across the world seeking customized solutions in Asia."

Mr. Lee joins Meraki with an expansive network of relationships throughout
Asia, Europe, and the US. He has a proven track record of building high
caliber teams and successful businesses, transforming them into recognized
market leaders across Asia Pacific - all with the central goal of advancing
the success of clients by putting their needs as the top priority and
providing best in class solutions.

"Adoption of outsourced trading is growing worldwide and entering a
particularly exciting stage in Asia," said Mr. Lee. "I'm proud to join the
Meraki team and look forward to delivering our uniquely independent, and, more
importantly, fully unconflicted model to asset managers in the region. The
operating environment in Hong Kong is undoubtedly challenging right now-but we
are committed to making a long-term investment in what we firmly believe will
remain as the critical resource center and important gateway to Greater China
and the entire Asia Pacific region. I am confident our clients will benefit
from the proven advantages of having direct access to our fully dedicated
resources in the heart of the region."

Mr. Lee joins with more than 25 years of experience overseeing top
client-facing businesses in Asia Pacific financial markets. Most recently, he
served as co-head of Asia Pacific execution services for Deutsche Bank.
Previously, Mr. Lee spent more than 17 years at Credit Suisse. Initially based
in Seoul, where he oversaw the growth of the firm's institutional equities
trading business in Korea, he was then promoted to lead the firm's Asia
Pacific client trading and execution services as well as the Asia Pacific cash
equities business from Hong Kong. Mr. Lee started his financial services
career in Seoul in equities sales and trading for various local and
international brokerages, including Morgan Stanley and Peregrine Securities.
He graduated from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

 

About Meraki Global Advisors

Meraki Global Advisors was founded with a rebellious determination to deliver
truly conflict-free services to asset managers. Headquartered in Park City,
Utah with offices in New York and Hong Kong, Meraki provides outsourced global
multi-asset trading, leverage management, and capital introduction services to
the asset management industry. Meraki Global Advisors LLC is a FINRA member
and SEC Registered. Meraki Global Advisors (HK) Ltd is licensed and regulated
by the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong. For more information
visit www.merakiglobaladvisors.com (http://www.merakiglobaladvisors.com/) .

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