T. Rowe Price appoints APAC COO — 1 minute read 13 April 2021 T. Rowe Price has appointed a new APAC chief operating officer as it looks to enhance its capabilities in the region and meet the needs of a growing client base. Mike Weigand will relocate from the UIS to Hong Kong to take up the role of chief operating officer for APAC. Mr Weigand brings two decades of global management experience to the job, and previously headed up T. Rowe Price’s internal audit division. “Filling this leadership position is an important step for the firm as we further grow in size and complexity in APAC…Mike brings a solid risk and controls background to the role, as well as his experiences leading our firmwide response to the pandemic,” said chief operating officer Céline Dufétel.