AXA Investment Managers has added a duo to its institutional sales team in Asia as part of its ongoing expansion in the region.

AXA IM hires Daniel Cao as a director of the North Asia institutional sales team and Sharon Tan as director of the Southeast Asia institutional sales, according to a statement, based in Hong Kong and Singapore, respectively. 

Cao and Tan both report to Asia head of institutional sales Carmen Lai.

Cao has 14 years of asset management experience, most recently from a global fund house leading client coverage across traditional fixed income and private alternative solutions for insurance, banking and corporate clients in Hong Kong and China.

Tan has more than a decade of financial experience, most recently as a director in the institutional business unit of a Malaysian firm.