Paul Price Named Head of Morgan Stanley Investment Management International Sales

Morgan Stanley announced today that it has named Paul Price Head of Morgan Stanley Investment Management International Sales. Mr. Price will oversee the institutional and intermediary sales, consultant relations and business development teams in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. In this new role, Mr. Price will be based in London.

“Paul brings more than two decades of asset management experience and has a proven track record of building institutional distribution organizations across asset classes,” said Lisa Jones, Global Head of MSIM Sales.

Navtej S. Nandra, Head of MSIM International, added, “Paul will play a key role in strengthening MSIM’s international footprint, working closely with Lisa, Jack O’Connor, our new head of North America Sales, and me.”

Mr. Price most recently served as Global Head of the institutional business at Pioneer Global Asset Management where he successfully increased distribution efforts across various equity, fixed income and fund of funds strategies and was a member of the firm’s general and executive committees. Prior to joining Pioneer in 2006, Paul was head of MFS Investment Management’s non-U.S. institutional business from 2000 to 2005 where he developed operations in Japan, Australia, Middle East, UK/Ireland and Asia with a focus on sovereign wealth funds. Previously, Paul served as associate director on the fixed income team at Lombard Odier. He started his career in the mid-1980’s with Bank of Ireland and during his 12-year tenure held various roles both as a senior dealer and within the Asset Management business. Paul received his MSc. in Investment and Treasury from Dublin City University, and his Bachelor of Commerce from University College Dublin.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, together with its investment advisory affiliates, has nearly 1,000 investment professionals around the world and approximately $251 billion in assets under management or supervision as of June 30, 2010. MSIM strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.

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