23/04/2014
State Street GA recruits for institutional unit in Europe
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is redoubling its efforts to win over institutional investors. The US asset management firm has recruited three new employees for its European activity dedicated to institutionals, Funds Europe reports. The recruitment target the United Kingdom, Italy and Benelux as a top priority. Joe Riddaway joins the British team as senior consultant relations manager. He had previously served at Mercer Investments, where he was responsible for client service in the United Kingdom for fiduciary management activities. Meanwhile, Jaspert Bugter has been appointed as senior relationship manager in charge of institutional activities in the Benelux team. He joins from Generali Investments Europe, where he worked at head of sales for institutionals in the same region of Benelux. Michele Marchese has joined SSgA as senior sales manger for institutional activities in Italy. He previously spent nine years in the asset management division at Credit Suisse, in charge of development for institutional clients in Italy, and more recently, as head of development for the Iberian peninsula, Latin America and South-East Asia.
