Jhawar joins Global Atlantic’s institutional business as COO
21 July 2022 US
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The Global Atlantic Financial Group, a financial services company, has appointed Neir Jhawar as chief operating officer for the institutional markets business.
Based in New York, Jhawar will ensure focus and resources are in place to support the firm’s growing institutional business.
He joins Global Atlantic from a 15-year term at Credit Suisse, where he was most recently managing director and global head of prime services risk.
Jhawar also served as US head of prime brokerage and global prime services chief operating officer.
In support of its international expansion into Asia, Global Atlantic has appointed Alireza Vaseghi to head of Asia and global head of strategic clients.
Based in New York, Vaseghi will be responsible for the development of the firm’s institutional strategy in Asia and optimising the company’s global reinsurance platform.
He brings nearly 20 years of industry experience to the role, joining from AIG.
At AIG, Vaseghi served in various senior roles, most recently as deputy chief investment officer and chief investment officer for AIG Life and Retirement. Prior to this, he spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs.
Commenting on the appointments, Manu Sareen, co-president and head of institutional markets at Global Atlantic, says: “As our institutional business grows in the US and expands internationally, our ability to attract key talent is critical.
“The leadership, experience and different perspectives that Neir and Ali bring to the team will further strengthen our capabilities and help us continue to service our growing client base as a leading reinsurance franchise.”
Based in New York, Jhawar will ensure focus and resources are in place to support the firm’s growing institutional business.
He joins Global Atlantic from a 15-year term at Credit Suisse, where he was most recently managing director and global head of prime services risk.
Jhawar also served as US head of prime brokerage and global prime services chief operating officer.
In support of its international expansion into Asia, Global Atlantic has appointed Alireza Vaseghi to head of Asia and global head of strategic clients.
Based in New York, Vaseghi will be responsible for the development of the firm’s institutional strategy in Asia and optimising the company’s global reinsurance platform.
He brings nearly 20 years of industry experience to the role, joining from AIG.
At AIG, Vaseghi served in various senior roles, most recently as deputy chief investment officer and chief investment officer for AIG Life and Retirement. Prior to this, he spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs.
Commenting on the appointments, Manu Sareen, co-president and head of institutional markets at Global Atlantic, says: “As our institutional business grows in the US and expands internationally, our ability to attract key talent is critical.
“The leadership, experience and different perspectives that Neir and Ali bring to the team will further strengthen our capabilities and help us continue to service our growing client base as a leading reinsurance franchise.”
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