Manulife Asset Management has appointed Neil Summers head ofEurope, Middle East and Africa client service and sales support, a newlycreated role.

Summers, who joined Sept. 19, will lead the initiative tobuild a team to service and support institutional and wholesale clients acrossthe region. He is based in London. Summers joined from Aberdeen AssetManagement, where he spent 12 years, most recently as head of client servicefor EMEA.