Robert Miller has been promoted to head of worldwide business development for Conning, the Hartford-based asset management firm.
The new role was created to support Conning’s growing presence and business development opportunities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, the company said. Miller will assume global responsibility for all business development, sales support, and marketing and communications functions.
Miller joined Conning in 2007 and has been responsible for the development of strategic relationships throughout North America and Bermuda. In 2010 he was named a managing director at the firm. He also has worked as head of insurance business development at Dwight Asset Management, and, before that, as commissioner for the Vermont Department of Economic Development.
Conning has more than $91 billion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2012, through Conning, Inc., Conning Asset Management Limited, Cathay Conning Asset Management, and Goodwin Capital Advisers. The company, founded in 1912, is headquartered in Hartford, with additional offices in New York, London, Dublin, Cologne, and Hong Kong.
