BNP Paribas Asset Management announced the appointments of Johanna Lasker and Amanda Raynor as CEO of BNPP AM USA and Deputy CEO of BNPP AM USA respectively, effective from 1 January 2021.
In her new role, Johanna Lasker will be responsible for BNPP AM’s strategy, leadership, governance and regulatory matters. She will assume this role alongside her current responsibilities as the head of the Official Institutions Group. Johanna will continue to report to Sandro Pierri, Head of BNPP AM’s Global Client Group, and will report locally to José Placido, CEO of CIB Americas.
Johanna replaces Daniel Klein, who will be returning to Europe after five years as CEO and four years as Deputy CEO of BNPP AM USA.
Johanna will be supported by Amanda Raynor, who is appointed Deputy CEO of BNPP AM USA in addition to her current role as COO of BNPP AM USA. As part of her new role, Amanda will support Johanna with direct local oversight of legal, finance and control functions.
Commenting on the appointments, José Placido, CEO of BNP Paribas CIB Americas, said, “With these appointments, I am confident that BNPP AM USA’s operations will continue to develop in North America with the one firm spirit that Daniel implemented, a client first and results driven approach. I look forward to working with Johanna and Amanda in their new roles.”
Speaking on the development, Sandro Pierri, Global Head of Client Group, BNPP AM, said: “Johanna and Amanda’s appointments are testament to our culture of promoting talented professionals within our teams. Their deep knowledge of the asset management industry, the strengths of their client relationships and their drive for excellence will be instrumental in developing our business further.”
Johanna Lasker joined the New York office of Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, a predecessor of BNP Paribas Asset Management, in 1997. From 2004, Johanna focused on the official institutions business (central banks, supranationals and sovereign wealth funds), eventually being appointed head of the official institutions team globally.
Amanda Raynor joined Harbor Capital Management in Boston in 1997, moving to Fortis Investments in 2002 when Harbor was acquired by Fortis. She was appointed COO of Fortis in 2008 and subsequently became COO of BNPP AM when Fortis was acquired by BNPP AM.
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