The Carlyle Group Inc.
01/27/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/26/2025 20:54
Carlyle Appoints Brad McCarthy as Head of Global Wealth for Asia Pacific
Singapore and Hong Kong, January 27, 2025- Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that Brad McCarthy has joined as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, Carlyle Global Wealth.
In his role, Mr. McCarthy will be responsible for expanding Carlyle's wealth platform across Asia Pacific with a focus on enhancing client offerings and broadening access for high net-worth investors to Carlyle's global suite of private market products and solutions. Mr. McCarthy will also oversee the institutional wealth channel for Carlyle in Australia and New Zealand. He is based in Singapore.
Mr. McCarthy has over 25 years of wealth and asset management industry experience where he has led sales and client servicing teams, product launches and distribution strategies. He joins from Citi Private Bank and Global Wealth, where he was Managing Director and Asia Pacific Head of Alternative Investment Sales.
Shane Clifford, Head of Global Wealth at Carlyle, said: "We are delighted to welcome Brad to Carlyle as we continue to expand our wealth platform and enhance access for investors across Asia Pacific, an important growth region for us. With his extensive experience in scaling wealth management platforms and deep understanding of the evolving private markets landscape, Brad will play a key leadership role for us, as we look to further accelerate growth in the region."
Brad McCarthy, Head of Asia Pacific, Carlyle Global Wealth, commented: "I'm excited to join Carlyle's fast-growing global wealth team in Asia Pacific, a region where the firm has a long-standing presence and strong brand recognition. I look forward to working with the team as we continue to focus on delivering global institutional-quality private markets investment solutions to wealth clients across the region."
Prior to Citi, Mr. McCarthy was Head of Asia at Permal, where he was responsible for growing the firm's regional business as an alternative investment provider. He has also held various investment and wealth management roles at ABN AMRO Asset Management and BT Financial Group.
Mr. McCarthy holds a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
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