Liechtenstein-based asset management firm LGT Group has appointed K B Chandrasekar and Phillip Colebatch to its board of trustees to enhance its expertise in international asset management, the company said.

As a senior advisor to McKinley & Co in Asia Pacific, and formerly responsible for corporate strategy and development for HSBC Asia, Mr Chandrasekar is experience in the Asian markets. His appointment strengthens the group’s expertise in this “highly promising” region, HSH Prince Philipp von und zu Liechtenstein, chairman of the board of trustees of LGT Group, said in a statement. 

Mr Colebatch is a former chief executive of Credit Suisse Asset Management and a member of top management at Swiss Re. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Lend Lease, Insurance Australia Group and Man Group.

LGT Group is wholly owned by the Princely House of Lichtenstein and has SFr79 billion (approx $77 billion) in assets under management.