• Vontobel Asset Management appoints new country head for Germany

    Christian Hoeg, Vontobel Asset Management's new country manager in Germany as of January 2014, has also been appointed as Head of Fixed Income Sales for Germany and Austria. Additionally, Christian Hoeg is Executive Director at Bank Vontobel Europe AG.

    Christian Hoeg brings to Vontobel over 20 years of experience in institutional relationship management. He joins Vontobel from Swiss & Global Asset Management, formerly Julius Baer, where he was Head of Institutional Sales. Prior to working at Swiss & Global Asset Management, Christian Hoeg worked in the institutional business of DG Bank AG.

    ″Under the leadership of Christian Hoeg, Vontobel Asset Management will be able to expand considerably in Germany. His deep client-relation and product knowledge will enable us to deliver superior service to our clients,″ said Axel Schwarzer, Head of Vontobel Asset Management. Vontobel Asset Management is consistently pursuing the expansion of its fixed-income and multi-asset-class boutiques - business areas where Vontobel sees rising client demand in Germany. Christian Hoeg will also represent Vontobel Asset Management at the meetings of the Management Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG.

    Beate Meyer, who has managed the German fund client business since 2007, will take over responsibility for the strategic partnership between Vontobel and Australia's ANZ Group in Sydney with effect from April 2014.

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