IIF Names Jean-Charles Sambor Director of Asia/Pacific

August 25, 2014

Washington, D.C., August 25, 2014 - The Institute of International Finance today announced that Jean-Charles ("JC") Sambor will become IIF's Director for the Asia/Pacific region. Sambor will be based in Singapore where he will head IIF's new regional office.

"sia is a crucial part of the global economy and an important region for the IIF," said Tim Adams, president and CEO of the IIF. "JC's experience and knowledge will help guide our coverage of the region and his presence in Singapore will allow us to better engage with our members."

In his new role, Sambor will have primary responsibility for the development and coordination of the Institute's economic analysis of countries in the region and will also play an important role in the IIF's broader capital markets and regulatory efforts, as well as actively engaging with IIF members in the region. Bejoy Das Gupta, IIF's chief economist for Asia/Pacific, based in the IIF's Washington office, will be working closely with Sambor.

"I am thrilled to join the IIF and I am looking forward to continuing to build upon the IIF's existing network in Asia," said Sambor. "This regional office will allow us to deepen our research, expand the number of countries and topics under IIF coverage and build an even closer relationship with our members across the region."

Before joining the IIF, Sambor was Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Emerging and Frontier Markets Fixed Income at Everest Capital. From 2007 to 2011, Sambor served as Senior Vice President and Lead Asia Strategist of the Emerging Markets Team at the Trust Company of the West, located in Los Angeles. Sambor also served in positions at Société Générale and the French National Center for Scientific Research.

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The Institute of International Finance is the global association of the financial industry, with close to 500 members from 70 countries. Its mission is to support the financial industry in the prudent management of risks; to develop sound industry practices; and to advocate for regulatory, financial and economic policies that are in the broad interests of its members and foster global financial stability and sustainable economic growth. Within its membership IIF counts commercial and investment banks, asset managers, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, central banks and development banks. For more information visit www.iif.com.

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