Barings taps BlackRock exec as chief financial officer for Asia

Eric Lee has joined Baring Asset Management in Hong Kong as chief financial officer for Asia.

The position is new.

Mr. Lee will report to Julian Swayne, Barings' London-based CFO, and Gerry Ng, CEO, Baring Asset Management (Asia).

Mr. Lee was finance controller for Asia ex-Japan at BlackRock, according to a Barings news release.

Rowena Kwok, a Hong Kong-based spokeswoman for BlackRock, couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

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