MANILA, Philippines — First Metro Asset Management Inc. (FAMI), the fund management subsidiary of First Metro Investment Corp., has elected seasoned fund manager Wilfred Son Keng Po as its new independent director.
Son Keng Po replaced Philip Soliven, who now sits in the board of First Metro Investment as independent director.
Son Keng Po has almost 30 years of experience in portfolio and institutional investment management locally and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Prior to joining FAMI, he was based in Hong Kong for six years as managing director and functional head of Asia-ex-Japan-India and portfolio manager of Asia-ex-Japan, Greater China and Hong Kong at Pinebridge Investment Corp. (Asia) Inc., with over $3 billion in assets under management.
Pinebridge is the former AIG Global Investments Group in Hong Kong. Before moving to Hong Kong as managing director, he was the country head of Pinebridge Philippine office.