Mr Harvey will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Robert Shafir, CEO of asset management and Kai Nargolwala, CEO of Asia Pacific.
Mr Harvey returns to Credit Suisse from Renaissance Group, where he most recently served as their deputy CEO and chairman international. Prior to joining Renaissance in 2006, he was a founding partner of Bennelong Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund focused on the Asia Pacific region.
His ten-year career at Credit Suisse spanned many roles and regions in the investment bank with his last role as head of the investment banking division and client coverage, based in Hong Kong. During his tenure with the bank, he also held various senior positions, including global head of emerging markets fixed income distribution and ran businesses in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Latin America.
Mr Shafir said: “Developing the Asia Pacific region and building out our global emerging markets’ offerings and clients is core to asset management’s growth strategy across our division and businesses.”
Mr Nargolwala said: “Given Mr Harvey’s extensive knowledge of Credit Suisse, combined with his asset management and emerging markets’ expertise operating skills and strong track record, we are confident he will play an important role in the growth of our asset management and emerging markets platforms in the region and across the bank.”
