People Moves
Change At Top Of Netherlands Investment House
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The current CEO has been at the helm for five years.
Robeco, the Dutch
investment house, has appointed Karin van Baardwijk as chief
executive as of 1 January 2022. Van Baardwijk will succeed
Gilbert Van Hassel, who has been in the position since September
2016.
Van Baardwijk, who joined Robeco in 2006, has served in various
roles ranging from head of operational risk management to chief
information officer. She has been part of Robeco’s executive
committee since 2015.
Van Hassel will stay on as CEO until 31 December 2021 to help
ensure a smooth handover, after which he will re-locate back to
the US where he will assume a senior role for ORIX Group based in
New York.
In August, Rotterdam-based Robeco added four members to its
sustainable investment research team reporting to Carola van
Lamoen.
A few days ago, Robeco hired eight investment professionals in
Switzerland to boost sustainability coverage. Roman Boner joined
as lead portfolio manager of RobecoSAM’s Smart Energy strategy,
and seven equity analysts were slated to join the firm’s
Sustainable Themes investment group.
As at 30 June, Robeco had €200 billion ($232.4 billion) in assets
under management.