Mercer has appointed Amit Popat to the position of leader for fiduciary management, growth markets. In this role, he will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to expand Mercer's investments business in Latin America, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Greater China.

 

Currently based in Mercer’s London office, Popat will transfer to Singapore in June and will report to Jeff Schutes, senior partner and investments business leader, growth markets. Popat has more than 24 years' experience in the European asset management industry. He joined Mercer’s fiduciary management team in 2007 to help drive the company’s growth in Europe and was responsible for developing the business within the UK and broader EMEA markets.

 

Popat joined Mercer from Banco Santander Group, where he was a senior vice- president and head of the UK office. He was also head of the firm’s institutional business with responsibilities for developing the institutional infrastructure globally and for overseeing the company’s fund of hedge funds. He also spent a number of years with Northern Trust Global Investments, where he was responsible for expanding the business across a range of clients within the UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries.

 

Popat holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, specializing in corporate finance, and biology from Keele University.