Global investment manager Ninety One has appointed Alper Kilic as head of alternative credit.

He will be responsible for building on the firm’s emerging market alternative credit platform, and developing a broader set of investment solutions for clients. Based in London, Kilic will lead a team of over 40 investment professionals across the firm’s private credit and infrastructure capabilities.

Prior to joining Ninety One, Kilic was global head of project and export finance ( PEF ) at Standard Chartered Bank, responsible for one of the firm’s key pillars in its global banking business. Under his leadership, the PEF business provided financial advisory and financing solutions on infrastructure projects as well as offering export credit agency-backed financing across different geographies and industries. Having joined Standard Chartered in 2008, Kilic has held several leadership roles, including regional head of corporate finance in Europe and regional head of loan syndications for Africa.

With over 27 years of industry experience, Kilic began his career at Citibank, where he worked in both the Istanbul and London offices specializing in corporate finance and structured trade finance.

He has an MBA from the University of Dallas and a bachelor of science in metallurgical engineering and material science from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey.

Mimi Ferrini, co-chief investment officer, remarks: “Emerging market private credit and infrastructure strategically invests at the intersection of return and impact, and this is where we as an organization believe there is a tremendous opportunity. Moreover, our emerging market heritage gives us a rich and differentiated perspective on this diverse opportunity set.  Alper’s depth and breadth of experience, as well as his leadership, will be instrumental as we continue to build out our emerging market alternative credit platform, while delivering long-term value to our clients.”

Established in South Africa in 1991, Ninety One manages about US$170.9 billion of assets ( as of September 30 2024 ).