Investec Asset Management (Investec IM) has appointed Lucia Pino-Garcia to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO. Pino-Garcia has been appointed to further enhance the firm’s technology platform, positioning it for the next phase of development.
With more than 20 years’ experience as a technologist in the finance industry, Pino-Garcia is well placed to enhance the Firm’s technology platform, bringing with her extensive expertise spanning technology and the asset management industry. She was most recently Global Head of Fixed Income and Liquidity Technology at JP Morgan Asset Management where she was also responsible for overseeing all asset management technology in the EMEA region. She began her career at BOA Merrill Lynch as a developer supporting trading desks within the credit division. In her new role, Pino-Garcia will focus on developing the technology underpinning Investec Asset Management’s global operations, helping the firm to deliver superior service to its clients.
Pino-Garcia and her teams have been recognised with several industry awards, including the accolade of Banking Technology Awards’ Outstanding Contribution by a Female in Financial Tech in 2015. As part of her strong commitment to support and grow diversity and inclusion in the industry, she has developed sponsorship programs for female and other minorities technologists as well as shared her lessons learned at the Women of Silicon Roundabout 2017 conference with a speech titled “Supercharge your Career: Advice I would Give to my Younger Self”.
John Green, co-CEO, Investec Asset Management, says: “Hiring Lucia underlines our commitment to developing a best-in-class technology capability to support better investment outcomes for our clients.
“Building on our global operations platform, Lucia will not only bring significant experience to our team, but she will also enable us to evolve to meet our clients’ future requirements and move the technology needle in our business.”
