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Asset Management House Taps Industry Veteran As Singapore-Based CIO

Tom Burroughes

9 November 2018

A prominent wealth management figure in Asia and the Middle East, Gary Dugan, is taking up the position of chief executive of , a fintech firm specialising in digital investment management solutions.

The backers of Purple Asset Management intend the business to grow across Asia and the Middle East. 

Dugan, who has relocated to Singapore from Dubai, was most recently chief investment officer for Namara Wealth Advisors from July 2017 to July this year; prior to that, he was CIO for Emirates NDB in the UAE for about 18 months, and before that, was CIO at National Bank of Abu Dhabi, also for about 18 months. Well known to this publication and an occasional speaker at its events, Dugan has also been a CIO for Asia and Middle East at Coutts.