This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments includes updates from Marguerite, Quintet, CenterSquare and the European Investment Bank.
Marguerite
Sophie Bajwa has joined Marguerite as director of investor relations, based in Luxembourg. She brings over ten years of experience in investor relations and fundraising, with a focus on green economy finance.
Bajwa previously worked at Impax Asset Management, where she led global investor engagement and the 460 million euro final close of its fourth renewable energy fund. At Marguerite, she will oversee capital-raising initiatives and deepen relationships with existing and prospective limited partners.
Her appointment comes as the firm continues deploying capital from Marguerite III, its 700 million euro infrastructure fund focused on energy transition, digital infrastructure, and sustainable transport.
Quintet Private Bank
Quintet Private Bank has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors: Mitchel Lenson, former group CIO at Deutsche Bank; Antonio Lorenzo, former CEO of Scottish Widows and member of Lloyds Banking Group’s executive committee; Carolina Minio-Paluello, founder and CEO of the European technology platform Vitruvya.
The appointments aim to strengthen Quintet’s governance and strategic leadership. They will work under the chairmanship of Hugo Bänziger, the former Deutsche Bank board member and ex-partner at Lombard Odier. Bänziger was appointed as chair earlier this year.
Quintet, headquartered in Luxembourg, serves private, institutional, and professional clients across Europe and the UK.
CenterSquare
Werner Sohier has been appointed to the advisory board of CenterSquare Investment Management, the U.S.-based real assets firm. A Dutch national based in the Netherlands, Sohier brings more than 40 years of experience in global real estate development, consulting, and investment management.
He most recently served as senior director at PGGM, where he managed listed and private real estate portfolios for the Dutch pension fund manager. In his new advisory role, he will support CenterSquare’s global investment strategy with a focus on European market insights.
European Investment Bank
Marek Mora, currently Czech deputy finance minister, will join the Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank as vice-president on 20 October 2025, succeeding Kyriacos Kakouris of Cyprus. He will also become a member of the bank’s management committee.
Nominated by the Czech government and appointed by the EIB’s Board of Governors, Mora previously served as vice-governor of the Czech National Bank and held senior roles at the EU Council Secretariat, where he oversaw budget and fiscal policy coordination. He is the first Czech national to hold the vice-presidency since Ivan Pilip (2004–2007).
EIB president Nadia Calviño said Mora’s national and European financial policy experience will help the bank boost impact investment and economic resilience across the EU.
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