Chief Executive Officer, Schroders

Amy Cho is the Chief Executive Officer of Schroders Hong Kong and the Head of Intermediary for Schroders in Asia Pacific. She is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of SIMHK. Joined Schroders in December 2018, she is responsible for the strategy and management of Schroders’ businesses in Hong Kong and the development of intermediary business across Asia Pacific.

Ms Cho has a proven executive management track record and over 25 years of experience driving business growth in the fund management industry. Before joining Schroders, she was Managing Director and Regional Head of Business Development, APAC ex Japan, for Pictet Asset Management. Prior to that, she was Director of Sales & Marketing at First State Investments covering Hong Kong and the North Asian markets. Previously, she held senior positions at HSBC Asset Management and Citibank.

Ms Cho also serves on various professional bodies of the fund management industry. She is a Board member and the Vice-chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (“HKIFA”). She also sits on the Steering Committee of the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“ASIFMA”). In advocating gender equality in the financial sector, she is a founding sponsor of the Bloomberg Women’s Buy-side Network (BWBN), the first women’s buy-side network of its kind in Asia.

Ms Cho holds a BSc (Eng.) degree from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, University of Hong Kong.