London/Dubai - Natixis Investment Managers, (Natixis) one of the world's largest asset managers with over a trillion dollars in AUM,* has appointed Suhail Albaz as an Executive Managing Director and Regional Head of the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia**, responsible for leading the Institutional, Wholesale and Family Office business channels.

Suhail will be based in Dubai and will report to Oliver Bilal, Head of International Sales and Marketing. He joins from Columbia Threadneedle where he spent 9 years most recently leading the firm’s Institutional and Wholesale activities for the Middle East. He was also Chair of the Middle East Board of Directors and SEO for regulatory purposes under the DSFA. Suhail began his career as an Analyst with Mashreqbank and has previously held Product and Business Development positions at Sinogulf Real Estate Investments and Abu Dhabi Investment Company.  

Suhail holds a BSc in Economics, Queen Mary College London, an MSc in Computer Science, University of Kent and an MA in Middle Eastern Politics, History and Economics SOAS.

Oliver Bilal commented: "The Middle East, Africa and Central Asia remains a strategic focus for Natixis Investment Managers as we continue to build our distribution platform and grow our global footprint. Through our multi-affiliate model we deliver high-conviction, active management solutions to clients, helping them to build stronger and more diversified portfolios over the long term. I am delighted that Suhail will join Natixis on 28th October, and I am confident that with his collaborative approach he will make a significant contribution to our business development initiatives”.

Notes

*Net asset value as of June 30, 2018 is $988.4 billion (€846.5 billion). Assets under management (“AUM”), as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets and other types of non-regulatory AUM. 

**Central Asia region is defined as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

About Natixis Investment Managers

Natixis Investment Managers serves financial professionals with more insightful ways to construct portfolios. Powered by the expertise of 26 specialized investment managers globally, we apply Active ThinkingSM to deliver proactive solutions that help clients pursue better outcomes in all markets. Natixis ranks among the world’s largest asset management firms.1

Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Investment Managers is a subsidiary of Natixis. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, Natixis is a subsidiary of BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France. Natixis Investment Managers’ affiliated investment management firms and distribution and service groups include Active Index Advisors®;3 AEW; AlphaSimplex Group; Axeltis; Darius Capital Partners; DNCA Investments;4 Dorval Asset Management;5 Gateway Investment Advisers; H2O Asset Management;5 Harris Associates; Investors Mutual Limited; Loomis, Sayles & Company; Managed Portfolio Advisors®;3 McDonnell Investment Management; Mirova;6 Ossiam; Ostrum Asset Management; Seeyond;6 Vaughan Nelson Investment Management; Vega Investment Managers; and Natixis Private Equity Division, which includes Seventure Partners, Naxicap Partners, Alliance Entreprendre, Euro Private Equity, Caspian Private Equity;7 and Eagle Asia Partners. Not all offerings available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit the company’s website at im.natixis.com | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/natixis-investment-managers. 

Natixis Investment Managers includes all of the investment management and distribution entities affiliated with Natixis Distribution, L.P. and Natixis Investment Managers S.A. 

1 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2017 ranked Natixis Investment Managers (formerly Natixis Global Asset Management) as the 15th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as of December 31, 2016. 

2 Net asset value as of June 30, 2018 is $988.4 billion (€846.5 billion). Assets under management (“AUM”), as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets and other types of non-regulatory AUM. 

3 A division of Natixis Advisors, L.P. 

4 A brand of DNCA Finance. 

5 A subsidiary of Ostrum Asset Management. 

6 Operated in the U.S. through Ostrum Asset Management U.S., LLC. 

7 Caspian Private Equity is a joint venture between Natixis Investment Managers, L.P. and Caspian Management Holdings, LLC.​ 

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