GLOBAL – ABN Amro Asset Management has named Frank Goasguen as its new head of global institutional sales.

It said Goasguen joins from BNP Paribas Asset Management, where he was global head of institutional business development. He will start in January 2005.

The firm said Goasguen “has a track record of building institutional business across the globe”.

“In previous roles at BNP Paribas he has been responsible for the Asset Management businesses in Tokyo and in London and he was deputy head at BNP in the New York branch for Emerging Markets.”

"We are delighted to have attracted Frank to the firm to fill this position,” said Huibert Boumeester, chief executive of the division.

“His international experience is a perfect fit with our global organisation and he brings a valuable mix of management expertise, industry knowledge and commercial experience.

“His appointment is another sign of our commitment to providing institutional clients with the highest quality.”