PGIM Investments appoints Jessica Jones from GSAM for new role

Joins as head of Asia

PGIM Investments has hired from Goldman Sachs Asset Management for a newly-created role as part of the expansion of the firm’s global intermediary business into Asia.

Jessica Jones will join PGIM Investments as managing director, head of Asia, and will be based in Hong Kong, where she will be responsible for building out teams both there and in Singapore to support the firm's sales and distribution efforts in the region. In her new role, Jones will report to head of PGIM Investments International Kimberly LaPointe. "Building out our Asia-based team is a strategic priority as we look to deliver the strength of PGIM's global investment platform to clients with local market expertise and a relevant product set," LaPointe said. The three distributio...