DWS Appoints Hiroki Wiesheu as President and Head of Coverage in Japan
DWS has appointed Hiroki Wiesheu as President and Head of Coverage, Japan from 1 November 2023. Hiroki reports to Vanessa Wang, Head of APAC and Head of Coverage, APAC.
As a global asset manager with more than 60 years of experience, DWS has offices around the world in Germany, Europe, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. DWS first set up an office in Japan in 1985. Over the years, it has served the investment needs of retail, private and institutional clients with innovative and flagship product and customised solutions across the active, passive and alternatives asset classes, backed by global investment professionals and research capability.
Hiroki joins DWS Japan from Metzler Asset Management Japan effective November 1, 2023. He was the firm’s President and Chief Executive Officer and served as a board member at Metzler-Payden and Metzler Realty Advisors in the United States. Before this, he worked in M&A and equity advisory at Rothschild in Frankfurt. He had also been with the equity capital markets business at Commerzbank in London and Frankfurt.
Commenting on Hiroki’s appointment, Vanessa Wang said: “We are delighted to strengthen DWS Japan with Hiroki’s broad financial knowledge and cross-cultural understanding. Hiroki will lead our growth ambitions in Japan with a shared vision of success. With Hiroki’s deep understanding of Japan and our business partners, we are confident that his inter-cultural perspectives and global mindset would be well appreciated by clients and staff alike,”
“Japanese investors are known to be frontier investors especially in new areas of opportunities in robo-advisory, sustainability and tokenization. We look forward to offering investment solutions to meet their needs for the future.”
Hiroki Wiesheu remarked: “With a new beginning, I am excited to lead DWS Japan. DWS is Germany’s top asset manager and have won many accolades for its flagship strategies. Our global presence and coverage are an advantage that local investors would stand to benefit from. We hope to continue with a client-centric culture as we fulfil our fiduciary responsibilities.”