The Alternative Investment Management Association, the global hedge fund association that has lobbied on issues such as the proposed European Union regulation of hedge funds, has named two deputy chairmen from its existing directors and also an investor-appointee to the AIMA Council.

The new deputy chairmen are Andrew Bastow, head of government and regulatory affairs and general counsel, Winton Capital Management; and Chris Pearce, Asia chief operating officer at Marshall Wace Asia. The new investor-appointee is Robert De Rito, who is head of financial risk management, APG Asset Management US.

Bastow has been Winton’s general counsel since 2005 and leads its engagement with regulatory bodies and lawmakers in Europe, the US and the Far East. He was elected to the AIMA Council in September 2010 and is also a member of the Hedge Fund Lawyers Association.

Pearce has been COO of Asia for global long-short manager Marshall Wace since 2006. Having opened the firm’s Hong Kong office, he oversees operations in the Asia region. He was first elected to the AIMA Council in September 2010 and is Ccairman of AIMA’s Pan-Asia regional advisory council.

Robert De Rito has global, risk-management responsibility for APG’s hedge fund and fixed income investments as well as responsibility for real estate and other alternative investments for the Americas.