Nominations

Warren Hastings has been appointed as group co-head of investment and head of portfolio Management at Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank.

Hastings served for the past dozen years at Credit Suisse, first in Asia and then for the previous five years in Zurich. He was most recently head of investment management, international locations, at that firm. After beginning his career at Schroders as a pan-Asian equity fund manager in London and Singapore, he then joined Standard Chartered, also in Singapore, as head of Portfolio management.

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from Fidelity, KPMG Luxembourg, Kneip, Creutz & Partners and Allen & Overy.

Anna Zakrzewski has been appointed as the new Group Chief Operating Officer at Quintet Private Bank, headquartered in Luxembourg and active across Europe and the UK. Zakrzewski will take over from Eli Leenaars, who plans to retire at the end of the year. Her role will also extend to the authorized management committee, pending regulatory clearance.

PwC Luxembourg is enhancing its real estate capabilities with the addition of new partner Pierre Wauthier, a veteran with over two decades of experience in Luxembourg’s real estate and deal markets. Wauthier joins the firm after three years at law firm Arendt & Medernach, which had joined in 2020 after nine years at PwC.

This week’s overview of transfers in the fund and asset management sector includes appointments at Axa Investment Managers, Allianz Global Investors and Linklaters.

In a high-profile executive shuffle, Pierre Jond has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of Amundi Luxembourg, and chairman of Fund Channel, the B2B fund distribution platform jointly owned by Amundi and Caceis. The appointment took effect on September 1. 

Jond succeeds Jeanne Duvoux, who is transitioning to a new role as Head of Business Support & Operations for Amundi Group, Europe’s biggest asset manager with approximately 2,000 billion euro in assets under management.

This week’s overview of transfers in the fund and asset management sector includes appointments at FE fundinfo, Allianz Global Investors and Capex.com.

Liam Healey 

Liam Healy (photo) has been appointed as chief executive officer at FE fundinfo, a specialist in  investment fund data and technology, effective 4 September 2023. FE fundinfo is the parent company of Fundsquare, a Luxembourg provider of fund distribution services.

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management industry includes new moves at Axa Investment Managers, Apex Group, Pinsent Masons, Columbia Threadneedle, Gen II Fund Services, Crestbridge and Capex.com.

Ivan Van de Cloot, économiste et faiseur d’opinion bien connu, entre chez Truncus à Zele en tant qu’administrateur indépendant. C’est ce qu’écrit aujourd’hui De Tijd.

Van de Cloot est économiste en chef chez Itinera et professeur à l’Antwerp Management School. Ces dernières années, il s’est distingué en critiquant vivement la politique et les budgets du gouvernement belge. 

Truncus est basé à Zele et s’occupe principalement de patrimoine familial. 

Arendt Services SA’s former secretary general and management committee member Marie Druinaud has left the law firm to start her own working venture as a consultant focusing in compliance and liquidation matters and as an independent director, interim manager and liquidator.