Second sales hire in German marketplace over last year and half
Natixis Global Associates (NGA), the distribution arm of Natixis Global Asset Management, has added Viktor Paul Pospiech as a sales director in its German office. The hire marks the continuation of NGA's expansion into the German and Austrian marketplaces, begun in 2008 with the appointment of Joerg Knaf as managing director of NGA Germany GmbH and as head of NGA's distribution business in Germany and Austria. Mr Knaf was recently promoted to head of Northern Europe, adding Switzerland, Benelux and the Nordics to his oversight responsibilities.
Mr Pospiech's addition marks the second new sales director in the German and Austrian marketplaces over the last year and a half. Mr Pospiech will focus specifically on smaller institutional clients and will report to Mr Knaf. Mr Pospiech joins Tina Reinle, sales director focused on the wholesale marketplace. In addition, NGA is slated to add one additional institutional sales director by year's end.
"Viktor is a welcome addition to our institutional sales team. His proven sales track record and experience working with institutional investors – banks, funds of hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds – will be integral in enhancing and building relationships with smaller institutional clients," said Mr Knaf. "We have continued to grow our business in Germany and Austria over the last two years, adding personnel and assets during a difficult period for the industry. We are well poised in 2010 to take advantage of our wide range of offerings and to continue to grow market share."
Before joining NGA, Mr Pospiech was sales director and company spokesman for the Zurich-based hedge fund boutique FiveT Capital AG, where he established the European, Asian and North American business. He started his professional career at the consulting firm Kunze-Böcking & Cie. GmbH in Frankfurt. Mr Pospiech studied law at the universities of Marburg (Germany) and Lausanne (Switzerland).
About Natixis Global Associates
Natixis Global Associates (NGA) is the distribution arm of Natixis Global Asset Management. NGA works on a consultative basis from its network of worldwide offices, tailoring the expertise of its managers to meet the investment objectives of local clients. In the U.S., Natixis Global Associates includes Natixis Distributors, L.P. (member FINRA) and Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (a registered investment advisor). Both are located at 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. Outside of the U.S., NGA includes Natixis Global Associates S.A. and business development units located across the globe, including Natixis Global Associates Germany GmbH, a tied agent of Natixis Global Associates UK Limited. Natixis Global Associates UK Limited is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority (register no. 190258). Registered office of Natixis Global Associates UK Limited: Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2YA, United Kingdom. Registered office of Natixis Global Associates Germany GmbH (Frankfurt am Main HRB 45540): Im Trutz Frankfurt 55, Westend Carrée, 7. Floor, Frankfurt am Main 60322, Germany. Natixis Global Associates S.A. is a Luxembourg management company authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, incorporated under Luxembourg laws, and registered under n. B 115843 at the following address: 2-8 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, L-1653 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. www.ga.natixis.com
About Natixis Global Asset Management
Natixis Global Asset Management is one of the 20 largest asset managers in the world1 based on assets under management. Its affiliated asset management companies provide investment products that seek to enhance and protect the wealth and retirement assets of both institutional and individual investor clients. Its proprietary distribution network helps package and deliver its affiliates' products around the world. Natixis Global Asset Management brings together the expertise of multiple specialized investment managers based in Europe, the United States and Asia to offer a wide spectrum of equity, fixed-income and alternative investment strategies.
Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Global Asset Management's assets under management totaled $714 billion (€528 billion) as of 31 March 2010. Natixis Global Asset Management is part of Natixis. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, Natixis is the subsidiary of BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France. Natixis Global Asset Management's affiliated investment management firms and distribution and service groups include: Absolute Asia Asset Management; AEW Capital Management; AlphaSimplex Group; Aurora Investment Management; Capital Growth Management; Caspian Capital Management; Gateway Investment Advisers; Hansberger Global Investors; Harris Associates; Loomis, Sayles & Company; Natixis Global Associates; Reich & Tang Asset Management; Snyder Capital Management; Vaughan Nelson Investment Management; and Westpeak Global Advisors. In addition to the U.S. firms, Natixis Global Asset Management includes four principal affiliates based in Paris: Natixis Asset Management, Natixis Multimanager, AEW Europe and Natixis Épargne Financière.
1Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2009, based on Dec. 31, 2008 AUM of $630 billion
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Faith Yando,
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