Fitch Ratings, the UK-based international rating agency, today announced the appointment of Andrea Muller as Managing Director and Head of Fitch Ratings Asia-Pacific. In this capacity, she will be responsible for direct management of Fitch offices in the Asia-Pacific region.
Muller assumes the position from Bernard de Lattre, to whom she reports, allowing him to take on a wider role within the agency's rapidly growing European activities. de Lattre will take responsibility for direct management of Fitch's offices in Frankfurt, Milan, Barcelona, Warsaw, Moscow, Istanbul, Tunis and Johannesburg as well as continuing to lead the Paris office.
The heads of these offices will report directly to de Lattre. Paul Taylor maintains overall responsibility for Fitch's activities in Europe. Muller will be based in Fitch Ratings' Singapore office.
"Given our rapid growth and ever increasing investor demand for Fitch ratings, it is essential that we have strong leadership on the ground to support the strategic growth of the firm," said Bernard de Lattre. "Andrea is a seasoned executive and she has the experience to direct this important area of our business."
Muller joins Fitch from UBS where she was most recently Managing Director, Head of Asian Corporate Marketing for UBS Global Asset Management. Prior to assuming that role, she was Head of UBS Investment Banking in Singapore and Head of UBS Corporate Advisory in France. Muller started her career as a lawyer with Shearman & Sterling and practiced in both New York and Paris.
Muller assumes the position from Bernard de Lattre, to whom she reports, allowing him to take on a wider role within the agency's rapidly growing European activities. de Lattre will take responsibility for direct management of Fitch's offices in Frankfurt, Milan, Barcelona, Warsaw, Moscow, Istanbul, Tunis and Johannesburg as well as continuing to lead the Paris office.
The heads of these offices will report directly to de Lattre. Paul Taylor maintains overall responsibility for Fitch's activities in Europe. Muller will be based in Fitch Ratings' Singapore office.
"Given our rapid growth and ever increasing investor demand for Fitch ratings, it is essential that we have strong leadership on the ground to support the strategic growth of the firm," said Bernard de Lattre. "Andrea is a seasoned executive and she has the experience to direct this important area of our business."
Muller joins Fitch from UBS where she was most recently Managing Director, Head of Asian Corporate Marketing for UBS Global Asset Management. Prior to assuming that role, she was Head of UBS Investment Banking in Singapore and Head of UBS Corporate Advisory in France. Muller started her career as a lawyer with Shearman & Sterling and practiced in both New York and Paris.