<article>Singapore’s <a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/tag/GIC">GIC</a> has appointed former <a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/tag/blackrock/">BlackRock</a> managing director Sam Kim to a similar position at the sovereign wealth fund.</article>

Singapore’s <a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/tag/GIC">GIC</a> has appointed former <a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/tag/blackrock/">BlackRock</a> managing director Sam Kim to a similar position at the sovereign wealth fund.
Kim had been with BlackRock since 2009, assuming various roles including the head of trading and of scientific active equities trading for the Americas. His last role at the asset management giant was as head of trading and liquidity for the Asia Pacific.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Kim has previously done stints at New York-based firms Colden Capital Management LLC, Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust Company earlier on in his career.
Having joined GIC earlier this month, Kim will be based out of Singapore, serving as the firm’s Director of Portfolio Execution Group.
Kim’s departure from BlackRock follows that of fellow executive Zehrid Osmani, who left his position as Global Head of Investment Process at the company and has since joined Martin Currie Global Portfolio trust to lead its Global Long-Term Unconstrained (GLTU) team.
BlackRock also announced in May the imminent departure of Pru Bennett, the head of its Asia-Pacific investment stewardship team, who will retire from the company in January 2019.
In GIC, Kim joins a global long-term investor that invests across a range of asset classes in the public and private markets. The firm boasts over $100 billion in assets in over 40 countries worldwide.
In its latest investment, GIC last week participated in a $400-million private placement round for smart transportation solutions company Verra Mobility. A few days earlier, the firm had announced teaming up with venture investor Sequoia Capital China to inject $40 million in Seoul-based Viva Republica, the parent of financial services app Toss.
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