Qatari Fund M&A Head Cho Joins Asian Capital Holdings as CEO

  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's Peter Chen named CFO
  • Cho will be paid a basic salary of $1.8 million per year
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Hong Kong corporate advisory firm Asian Capital Holdings Ltd. hired Michael Cho, the former mergers and acquisitions head at sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority, as its new chief executive officer.

The company also appointed Peter Chen, most recently at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, as chief financial officer as part of its plans to bolster its services and expand globally, Asian Capital said in a Hong Kong exchange filing. The appointments are effective immediately, according to the filing.