Del Moral, who will also sit on the T. Rowe Price EMEA executive committee, joins from Dicania, a third party representative of international asset managers in the Spanish market, where he was the co-owner and director.
Prior to this, he held positions with Aviva Investors and Schroders in Madrid.
Peter Preisler, head of global investment services, EMEA at T. Rowe Price said: “We have existing clients in Spain but the market has developed so strongly that we believe it warrants us having a dedicated team. Alfonso has extensive knowledge of the market and is well positioned to develop our relationships further. Spain and Portugal are important markets for us as we continue to build our intermediary business.”