OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Rice as its Head of Sales for the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Rice will be responsible for leading the further sales expansion of Fitch's fixed-income products and services in the region. Based in Hong Kong, he started Monday and reports to Fitch Solutions' Global Head of Sales, Julian Acquari, based in London.

Mr. Rice joins Fitch Solutions from SNL Financial, a financial data provider, where he spent over two years as the Director of Sales in Asia. Prior to SNL Financial, Mr. Rice worked as the Head of Sales in Asia for Thomson Reuters' Investment Banking and Private Equity data business.

'Robert's experience of the Asia-Pacific market combined with his detailed knowledge of the financial information services industry underlines our commitment to the Asia-Pacific region,' said Acquari.

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