DWS appoints Adam Willis to its Australian distribution platform

DWS today announced that it has hired Adam Willis as Senior Client Coverage Specialist in its Client Coverage Division to cover the Australian and New Zealand markets. He is Sydney-based and reports to Lidia Tomova, Head of Client Coverage Division, Australia and New Zealand.

Leveraging DWS’ global capabilities and solutions across Active, Passive and Alternatives, Adam will be responsible for building consultant relations and grow relationships with local investors to help them deliver on long-term investment objectives.

Adam Willis, Senior Client Coverage Specialist, Australia & New Zealand said: “I’m excited to join DWS, a firm whose investment capabilities I’ve long admired.” He continued: “DWS’ solutions-oriented approach is well suited to the local market. As part of the Australia-based team, I look to bring my experience working with institutional investors to help DWS grow its presence and influence in one of the world’s most prominent savings markets.”

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Adam’s most recent position was with Research Affiliates where he was responsible for the distribution of the firm’s solutions to Australia-based institutional & wealth investors and their advisors. Prior to this, Adam worked in London for Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) as its Head of Index & Multi-Asset Distribution and at MSCI as Executive Director.

Lidia Tomova, Head of Client Coverage Division, Australia and New Zealand added: “Adam’s experience in index, quantitative and multi-asset strategies, and solutions-based approach to engage investors across the institutional and wealth segments adds to our team’s capabilities as we continue to work towards diversifying our client base and roll out new initiatives across post-retirement, wealth and superannuation.”

Vanessa Wang, Head of Client Coverage Division, Asia Pacific concluded: “We welcome Adam to the team to help broaden our footprint locally. Our Australian institutional asset management business has shown continuous growth over the last three years. Australia is an important market in APAC as we continue to see opportunities for DWS’ strong capabilities across real assets, index and systematic strategies.”

About DWS Group

DWS Group (DWS) with EUR 833bn of assets under management (as of 30 June 2022) aspires to be one of the world's leading asset managers. Building on more than 60 years of experience, it has a reputation for excellence in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. DWS is recognized by clients globally as a trusted source for integrated investment solutions, stability and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines.

We offer individuals and institutions access to our strong investment capabilities across all major liquid and illiquid asset classes as well as solutions aligned to growth trends. Our diverse expertise in Active, Passive and Alternatives asset management – as well as our deep environmental, social and governance focus – complement each other when creating targeted solutions for our clients. Our expertise and on-the-ground knowledge of our economists, research analysts and investment professionals are brought together in one consistent global CIO View, giving strategic guidance to our investment approach.

DWS wants to innovate and shape the future of investing. We understand that, both as a corporate as well as a trusted advisor to our clients, we have a crucial role in helping navigate the transition to a more sustainable future. With approximately 3,600 employees in offices all over the world, we are local while being one global team. We are committed to acting on behalf of our clients and investing with their best interests at heart so that they can reach their financial goals, no matter what the future holds. With our entrepreneurial, collaborative spirit, we work every day to deliver outstanding investment results, in both good and challenging times to build the best foundation for our clients’ financial future.