PineBridge Investments has appointed Angie Ng as chief executive officer for Malaysia and managing director, equities.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Ng will be responsible for PineBridge’s Malaysia office and chair the firm’s Malaysia management committee. She will also lead the local equities team, and will be responsible for developing investment strategies and portfolio implementation to enhance the firm’s equity capabilities in the region.

Ng has over 28 years of experience in managing equity portfolios within the asset management and insurance industries. Prior to joining PineBridge, she served as investment director at the Malaysian Timber Council in Kuala Lumpur. Ng also held various leadership roles in equities investment teams at VCAP Asset Managers, Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad, AIA Berhad, and SBB Asset Management.

She graduated with honours from the London School of Economics with a BSc in actuarial science.

Ng will report to Elizabeth Soon, head of Asia ( ex-Japan ) equities, who is based in Hong Kong.