FTSE Group Appoints Senior Sales Manager For Asia Pacific

FTSE Group, the independent global index company, has appointed a Sales Manager for FTSE Asia Pacific as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its business activities in the region. Diane Tan will report to the recently appointed Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Paul Hoff.

Diane will be responsible for FTSE's sales and marketing activities in Hong Kong, focusing on institutional investors, financial information vendors and investment banks. Diane will also promote the use of FTSE's indices in the Asia Pacific region.

Paul Hoff, Managing Director of FTSE Asia Pacific said today: "The Asia Pacific region is an important growth area for FTSE Group in 2003. FTSE indices are used as the benchmark for the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund. In addition, FTSE also works closely with local strategic partners, to provide various indices based on the local markets, these partners include HSI International Ltd., Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation and Xinhua Financial Network. These relationships will be the base for Diane building a broader client base for FTSE."

Prior to joining FTSE Group, Diane was a Sales Account Manager at Moneyline Telerate in Hong Kong and has worked in Beijing, Australia and Singapore.