Nomura Asset Management (NAM) UK has hired Anne Dillé-Weibel as business development and Leigh Fisher business development manager.

NAM UK believe these appointments underpin its strategy of strengthening its EMEA distribution team, deepening client coverage and improving profitability.

Ms Dillé-Weibel is stepping in to a newly created role and will be responsible for supporting the company’s ongoing strategy to develop its market share with insurers and will report to Peter Ball, head of EMEA distribution.

Ms. Dillé-Weibel has over 25 years’ experience of financial markets and has joined NAM UK from BNP Paribas Asset Management where she was most recently head of alternative sales.

Ms Fisher will focus on developing the fund distribution strategy for NAM’s products as well as American century investments to UK and Ireland financial intermediaries and platforms, while reporting to Jon Nash, head of UK wholesale distribution.

Ms Fisher joins NAM UK with over 15 years’ of asset management experience. She previously acted as senior sales manager at Investec Bank, having also held senior sales roles at Natixis Global Asset Management and Neptune Investment Management.

The NAM Group manages over $453 billion of assets, and has its headquarters in Tokyo. As well as London, NAM has offices in various cities around the world such as Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, Frankfurt and New York. It has a workforce of around 1,200 employees and has been conducting business in Europe over the past 30 years.