Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) Appoints Vincent J. Leon as National Sales Manager

NEW YORK, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC , a unit of emerging markets expert Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., announced today that Vincent J. Leon, AAMS®, has joined the firm in the newly created position of National Sales Manager.

Mirae Asset has over $57 billion in assets under management, of which $36 billion is invested in emerging markets equities, making it one of the largest emerging markets equity investors worldwide. As National Sales Manager, Mr. Leon will help drive the firm's expansion into the U.S. retail market, building its strategic accounts and sales teams to bring Mirae Asset's planned suite of emerging markets products to retail investors through financial intermediaries. With the addition of Mr. Leon as National Sales Manager, Mirae Asset (USA) has added depth to its senior sales team, with Timothy Hill continuing as Head of North American Sales.    "Vince is a proven sales executive with experience in serving wirehouses and banks, as well as regional broker-dealers and independent advisors," said Jay (Hun Jun) Jang, President and CEO of Mirae Asset (USA).  "As the appetite for emerging markets investment continues to grow, we are building our U.S. sales and marketing organization to deliver Mirae Asset's focused expertise in emerging markets investing to U.S. investors."

Mr. Leon joins Mirae Asset (USA) with over 13 years of industry experience, most recently at GE Asset Management.  While at GE Asset Management, Mr. Leon held roles as Regional Sales Director and Head of Internal Sales and Service.  Previously, he spent eight years in a series of progressively senior sales positions at Legg Mason Asset Management.  

Mr. Leon has earned the Accredited Asset Management Specialist (SM) (AAMS®) designation and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Manhattan College.

Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC

Established in 2008, Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC (www.miraeasset.com) is a registered investment advisor focused on providing investors with access to emerging markets investment expertise in both the institutional and retail markets.  

Founded in 1997, Mirae Asset Global Investments is one of the largest asset management firms in Korea with over 160 emerging market investment professionals working in key markets including Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, the U.K., the U.S. and Vietnam. The firm is one of the largest emerging markets managers globally with over $57 billion in assets under management, as of March 31, 2010.

SOURCE Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC