People Digest: First Names, Nordea and Credit Suisse AM make Asia hires

First Names Group has appointed a new Managing Director Stuart Dowding for its Hong Kong arm. Nordea Bank AB, the Nordic financial services group, has appointed Fredrik Lager as the new General Manager for the firm’s private banking business in Asia. Meanwhile, Credit Suisse Asset Management has hired a former Blackrock executive Christina Kautzky as a Director and head of third-party distribution for Asia, excluding Japan.