Deborah Zurkow, global head of investments at Allianz Global Investors, has announced that she will retire during the course of 2025.
The arrangement for her succession envisages that her portfolio will be split into two parts: public markets and private markets. This to reflect the increasing importance of the private markets business, AllianzGI said.
Zurkow joined AllianzGI in 2021 and pioneered the firm’s infrastructure debt investments. Since 2016 she served as head of private markets and took on responsibility for the entire investment portfolio in 2020.
“From her first day at AllianzGI until today, Deborah has been an extremely dedicated colleague and leader,” said CEO Tobias Pross in a statement.
”Her relentless curiosity and solution-oriented mindset benefited our clients and colleagues around the world alike. I will miss her tireless efforts. The fact that her succession involves two appointments underscores the importance and unique nature of the private markets business that she has built alongside our already well-established public markets platform.”
Priscilla Hüe
In other people and transfers news, Priscilla Hüe started as sales manager Belgium and Luxembourg at Invesco last month.
Hüe comes over from Cedrus Partners, where she was in charge of business development for Benelux for more than three years. Prior to that, she spent almost nine years with La Francaise Group, as international sales manager for Benelux and the Nordics.
Amel Marzoug
Value & Risk has appointed Amel Marzoug as chief marketing officer, based in Luxembourg. She joins from Vistra, where she was regional head of marketing EMEA, and brings over 15 years of experience in fund management marketing across Ucits and AIFs.
Marzoug’s expertise in B2B and digital marketing will support Value & Risk’s European expansion, particularly in Luxembourg, where it recently opened an office. Her role includes driving brand awareness and market strategy for key valuation and risk solutions.
Jonathan Valot and Kimberly Cardoso
Banco Bradesco Europa has promoted Jonathan Valot and Kimberly Cardoso to its authorised management team as of November 2024.
Valot, who holds degrees in mathematics, IT, and business intelligence from University Paul Verlaine, started his career at Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), progressing through roles in corporate actions, client integration, and securities services.
Cardoso, a Sorbonne graduate in business law, joined Banco Bradesco Europa in 2018, advancing from HR and governance roles to senior manager before her latest promotion.
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