DWS Appoints Eva Huang as CEO of DWS Far Eastern Taiwan

DWS has appointed Eva Huang as Chief Executive Officer of DWS Far Eastern in Taiwan. Eva reports to Vanessa Wang, Head of Client Coverage Division (CCD), Asia Pacific (APAC).

Eva has been with DWS since 2015 and most recently served as Head of Client Coverage, Greater China. Under Eva’s stewardship, DWS’ assets under management in Taiwan grew steadily over the last three years. Commenting on Eva’s appointment, Vanessa Wang, said: “In cooperation with Far Eastern Group, our JV partner in Taiwan, we aim to elevate our Taiwan business strategy to the next level and deepen the penetration of the Taiwanese asset management market with Eva's appointment, while also addressing other strategic areas including digital and innovation solutions.”

With Digital being a future driver of our global strategic goals, Eva will also assume regional leadership in digital initiatives such as tokenization and embedded asset management.

Commenting on Eva’s new regional responsibility in CCD for Digital & Innovation solutions, Holger Naumann, Head of APAC, added: “At DWS, we see digital technologies impacting all parts of the asset management value chain at an ever-increasing speed. As the regional lead in the innovation council, Eva’s foresight, aptitude, experience and industry relationships will help anchor DWS firmly in APAC to strengthen our digital asset management capability.”

Eva Huang, CEO of DWS Far Eastern, commented: “I’m deeply honoured to lead the business in Taiwan on-the-ground and through our Taiwan business, spearhead DWS’ digital and innovation solutions regionally. We see incredible opportunities leveraging the breadth of our global investment solutions and depth of our investment expertise to drive for our next stage of growth, I believe we are well-positioned to ride the digital disruption wave in the industry.”

Eva has over 20 years of industry experience and prior to joining DWS, she held senior business development roles with a focus on the institutional client segment at BlueBay Hong Kong and Allianz Global Investors Taiwan. She was also the Representative Office of BlueBay Hong Kong. Eva holds a Master of Business Administration degree from National Chenchi University, Taiwan.

About DWS Group

DWS Group (DWS) with EUR 821bn of assets under management (as of 31 December 2022) aspires to be one of the world's leading asset managers. Building on more than 60 years of experience, it has a reputation for excellence in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. DWS is recognized by clients globally as a trusted source for integrated investment solutions, stability and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines.

We offer individuals and institutions access to our strong investment capabilities across all major liquid and illiquid asset classes as well as solutions aligned to growth trends. Our diverse expertise in Active, Passive and Alternatives asset management – as well as our deep environmental, social and governance focus – complement each other when creating targeted solutions for our clients. Our expertise and on-the-ground knowledge of our economists, research analysts and investment professionals are brought together in one consistent global CIO View, giving strategic guidance to our investment approach.

DWS wants to innovate and shape the future of investing. We understand that, both as a corporate as well as a trusted advisor to our clients, we have a crucial role in helping navigate the transition to a more sustainable future. With approximately 3,800 employees in offices all over the world, we are local while being one global team. We are committed to acting on behalf of our clients and investing with their best interests at heart so that they can reach their financial goals, no matter what the future holds. With our entrepreneurial, collaborative spirit, we work every day to deliver outstanding investment results, in both good and challenging times to build the best foundation for our clients’ financial future.