Based in London at Nikko Asset Management’s European headquarters, Shaw will be responsible for marketing to institutional and distribution platforms across the EMEA region.
In a career spanning over 20 years across the long-only and alternative investment industries, Shaw was most recently at Cambridge Strategy.
Before that, he was managing director EMEA at Arden Asset Management, and he has also held senior positions at GAM and Mercury Asset Management.
Hideo Abe, executive vice chairman of Nikko AM said the appointment was a “timely opportunity to take advantage of the growing investor appetite for Japan and Asia”.
Nikko Asset Management had over $160bn in assets under management as of September 30, 2013. It has 22 offices in 10 countries.