▁as ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁international ▁business ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁market ing ▁with ▁the ▁F idel ity ▁In vest ments ▁Institution al ▁Services ▁Company , ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁new ▁business ▁development ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁direct ing ▁product ▁and ▁market ing ▁development ▁for ▁institution al ▁channels . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁the ▁firm ▁launch ▁its ▁first - ever ▁series ▁of ▁closed - end ▁mut ual ▁funds . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁IX IS ▁As set ▁Management ▁Ad vis ors ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Nat ix is ▁Global ▁Associ ates ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁following ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁asset ▁management ▁and ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁operations ▁of ▁N ate xis ▁Ban que ▁Pop ulaire ▁( B an que ▁Pop ulaire ▁group ) ▁and ▁IX IS ▁( Gr oupe ▁C ais se ▁d ' E par g ne ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁H ail er ▁was ▁named ▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Nat ix is ▁Global ▁As set ▁Management ▁– ▁The ▁Amer icas ▁& ▁Asia . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁N G AM ' s ▁distribution ▁strateg ies ▁world wide ▁and ▁over se es ▁the ▁business ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁asset ▁management ▁affili ates ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Asia . ▁ ▁H ail er ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁visible ▁in