Andrew Rothman joined Matthews Asia in San Francisco as investment strategist, focused on economic and political developments in China.
The position is new, confirmed a Hong Kong-based spokeswoman. Mr. Rothman had been a Shanghai-based China macroeconomic strategist for CLSA.
Mr. Rothman's responsibilities will be assumed by Francis Cheung, CLSA head of China-HK strategy, said spokeswoman Simone Wheeler.