As head of Asia, Moore will be responsible for leading the firm’s business in the region as it advances its growth strategy.
Based in Hong Kong, Moore will report to Mark Standish and Doug McGregor, RBC Capital Markets’ co-CEOs.
He will join the RBC with more 23 years of business and financial experience in Asia on both the buy and sell sides, including investment management expertise on the private client side, and in building a financial services business for Credit Suisse in Hong Kong.
Standish said RBC is focused on further expansion of its platform in Asia; the creation of this position signifies the importance of the region for RBC Capital Markets, as well as the opportunity it sees for distributing the global products.
In addition to the Moore’s appointment, RBC said Andrew Turczyniak, CEO of RBC Capital Markets’ operations in Hong Kong, will assume the role of head of strategic relationships.
Turczyniak will be responsible for further strengthening the collaborative efforts between RBC Capital Markets and RBC Wealth Management in Asia.
Alan Downie, COO of Australia, has been named as COO Asia-Pacific for RBC Capital Markets. Downie will relocate from Sydney to Hong Kong.
McGregor said these structural changes, coupled with the hiring of Doug Moore, will position RBC Capital Markets very well for growth in a market that it consider to be of key importance to the development of RBC franchise.
RBC Capital Markets has over 360 employees in Asia-Pacific, and has operations in Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.
