US-headquartered asset manager State Street Corporation has appointed Tim Helyar as its head of the Asia-Pacific region, reporting to Stefan Gmuer, head of international.
Based in Hong Kong, Helyar will oversee the asset manager’s Asia-Pacific business strategy, partnering with country, functional and business leaders to strengthen governance, deepen client and regulator engagement, and accelerate regional growth.
Helyar has more than 27 years of financial services experience across investment services, pension, investment and wealth management. He joined State Street in 2021 and was most recently head of Australia. Previously, he was head of fund services product development for Asia-Pacific at JP Morgan.
State Street has had a presence in Asia-Pacific since 1982. With offices in Australia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines and India, the asset manager provides investment servicing, investment management, investment research, trading and financing to asset owners, asset managers, official institutions, insurance companies and alternative managers.
“Helyar is a proven leader with deep investment services expertise and a strong track record of delivering for clients,” Gmuer says. “His regional knowledge and collaborative leadership will help advance our growth strategy across Asia-Pacific, while supporting regional clients as they seek to unlock growth, gain efficiencies and seize new opportunities.”
