As part of his role, Phil Rosenberg (pictured) will grow Liontrust's client base across sovereign wealth funds, pensions, family offices and wealth managers.
Liontrust has appointed Phil Rosenberg as its distribution head for the Middle East and Asia in a bid to bolster its international sales capability.
As part of his role, Rosenberg will be charged with growing Liontrust's client base across sovereign wealth funds, pensions, family offices and wealth managers.
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Prior to joining Liontrust, he served as managing director, head of distribution for the Middle East at GAM Investments from 2010 to 2024.
Rosenberg took a career break in September last year post-GAM to volunteer on a full-time basis, supporting elderly and disabled individuals, according to his LinkedIn.
Currently, Liontrust's existing clients are invested in the Middle East and Asia through the cashflow solution team of Samantha Gleave and James Inglis-Jones and the global equities team led by Mark Hawtin and David Goodman.
John Ions, chief executive officer of Liontrust, called Rosenberg's appointment as "another key step in our international expansion" following the firm's recent recruitment of Òscar Andreu as managing director, head of distribution for Switzerland.
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"Phil's substantial experience and knowledge of the Middle East will be an invaluable addition to Liontrust and help us develop our client base in these important and fast-growing regions," Ions said.
Rosenberg said "Liontrust's commitment to active fund management and disciplined investment processes [which] makes it ideally suited to potential clients in the Middle East, Asia and Australia".
"Liontrust has an impressive range of long only and long/short funds managed by excellent investment teams," he said, adding the firm's "exceptional client service will be another distinguishing factor in these regions".
"These strengths will enable us to grow Liontrust's business in the Middle East, Asia and Australia," the incoming distribution head concluded.
