Naïm Abou-Jaoudé, CEO of CANDRIAM, has been elected as President of EFAMA for a two-year term, running until June 2023.
Peter Branner (APG Asset Management) and Joseph Pinto (Natixis Investment Managers) have been elected as EFAMA’s vice-presidents.
Abou-Jaoudé is also Chairman of New York Life Investments International, and has over 30 years of experience in the investment management industry and has held various investment leadership roles including fund manager and Chief Investment Officer.
CAbou-Jaoudé says: “I am honoured to represent Europe’s investment management industry, which manages EUR 27 trillion of assets, as EFAMA President. While our industry remains vital to investors in achieving their financial goals, we also now have a critical part to play in encouraging a more sustainable and inclusive future. As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of this organisation’s work on behalf of our industry could not be more pressing. There is much to do and helping Europe to transition into a low carbon economy and build back better will be a top priority of mine. I look forward to working with the team and Board of Directors in steering the efforts of EFAMA and maximising its positive contribution at both the European and international level.”
Peter Branner, Chief Investment Officer, is member of the Management Board of APG Asset Management in the Netherlands. He is responsible for the overall investment operations and optimisation of long-term responsible investments in line with the APG strategy. Peter has held several management roles at asset management companies over the past 30 years, including at Scandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Fortis Investments and Ikano Funds.
Joseph Pinto has been Natixis Investment Managers’ Global Chief Operating Officer since January 2020, where he oversees international business operations, IT, Digital, as well as Natixis IM Solutions. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at AXA Investment Managers, serving as COO since 2014. He previously had served as Deputy CEO of Banque Privée Fideuram Wargny.
Abou-Jaoudé takes over from Nicolas Calcoen, Deputy General Manager of Amundi and an EFAMA Board member since 2012.
Abou-Jaoudé says: “I wish to thank Nicolas for the important contributions he has made as EFAMA President over the past two years. He has been a driving force and a great representative for asset managers during his tenure, leading the association through particularly difficult times with Brexit and the pandemic that have affected all of us”.
