Man Group plc, a leading alternative investment manager, has announced the appointment of Hersh Gandhi as Managing Director, Asia Pacific (ex. Japan) with immediate effect.

As Managing Director, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) for Man Group, Mr Gandhi will lead Man Group’s institutional and retail client business across the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) region, encompassing Man Group’s four investment managers, Man AHL, Man FRM, Man GLG and Man Numeric.

Mr Gandhi joined Man Group in 2004 and has held a number of senior roles across the firm, most recently as head of Man Group’s client business in Australia. He will continue in this role overseeing institutional and retail client relationships in Australia.

Emmanuel Roman, CEO of Man Group, said, “Over the past two years, Hersh has been successfully leading Man Group’s client business in Australia, developing our presence in both the institutional and retail markets. With his extensive experience and knowledge of our business built over the past 10 years, I am delighted that Hersh’s role will be expanded, and he will now assume responsibility for developing our services for clients across Asia Pacific, a region we see as extremely important to our firm.”