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Invesco Powershares Appoints EMEA Boss

Tom Burroughes Group Editor London 21 May 2014

Invesco Powershares Appoints EMEA Boss

Invesco Powershares, the exchange traded funds business, has appointed Bryon Lake as head of Invesco PowerShares ETFs for the Europe, Middle East and Africa market.

Invesco Powershares, the exchange traded funds business, has appointed Bryon Lake as head of Invesco PowerShares ETFs for the Europe, Middle East and Africa market. This is a newly created position, the firm later told this publication when asked about the matter.

Lake has held a number of roles at PowerShares in the US since he joined the business in 2002.  Previously, he headed up global business development which focused on raising awareness of the PowerShares ETF proposition globally, most recently across Asia and Europe.

The firm says it is the world’s fourth largest ETF provider and was founded in the US in 2003. In January 2006, it became part of Invesco Ltd to take the brand beyond the US.

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