Aberdeen Investments has appointed John McCareins as its new chief client officer. He joins from Northern Trust Asset Management, where he was executive vice president and head of international.
McCareins will join Aberdeen in mid-June 2025 and will sit on Aberdeen’s group executive leadership team. He brings more than 25 years of institutional investment and advisory experience, with a proven track record of leading and growing high-performing cross-functional teams across geographies and asset classes.
He most recently led Northern Trust Asset Management’s international business from London, including Asia Pacific and EMEA, and prior to that led its Asia Pacific business based in Hong Kong, having spent his early Northern Trust career in his hometown of Chicago in the Multi-Manager Solutions Practice.
McCareins will be responsible for Aberdeen Investments’ global commercial franchise, including strategic partnerships, business development, client exper
