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Acting as a high-level investment director to ensure that Candriam's strategies are well profiled and positioned for the global consultants (Mercer, Aon...) and institutional space (Pension Funds, Insurers, ...).

With 11 dedicated professionals, the Investment Specialists Team has full responsabilities in marketing, sales support and direct clients & counterparties contacts over all asset classes Candriam has been managing since 1996:- Asset Allocation Funds with Downside Risk Control- Fixed Income Funds, from Money Market & Govies to High Yield Corporate Credit and Emerging Markets- Equities Funds, Fundamental or Quantitative- Sustainable & Responsible Investment SRI Funds in all asset classes- Alternative Assets & Hedge Funds

Launched in 1996, Candriam Alternative & Structured Business Units oversees more than 5 Bn.EUR in Alternative funds and Structured products. Candriam has been regularly ranked in the Top 15 European Hedge Funds Managers since 2007.The Alternative & Structured Investment Specialists team has full responsabilities in marketing, sales support and direct counterparties contacts over the 15 single strategies and funds of hedge funds.

Head of Institutional Sales, specifically in charge of the distribution of funds & mandates for Institutional Investors monitored by the former Dexia Public Finance networks in Europe (France, Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg, Italy, Spain, Austria, Scandinavia). o AuM: EUR 12.5 Bn. - Net New Cash since 2004: EUR 7.5 Bn. o Management of a dedicated team with 4 Institutional Sales Managers

Paris, Île-De-France, France

In charge of French Institutional Investors in cooperation with the former Dexia Crédit Local distribution network.Assets under management : EUR 4.0 Bn. - Net New Cash 2003 – 2004: EUR + 1.4 Bn.,including EUR 150 Millions in non-leveraged Alternative Investments & EUR 95 Millions enGuaranteed Funds and CPPI Portfolio management.

Technical & Marketing support on the hedge funds managed by Candriam (EUR 5 Bn.AUM), Roadshows & Conferences, Conception of sales leaflet, Due Diligences and RFPs,GIPS standards implementation, Competition monitoring, targeting the clients and sale forces of the Dexia Group (Retail, Private Banking, Institutional, Third party distributors).

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Sales & Marketing material publishing, Monthly Newsletter, Competition reporting, Launch of the company website, Press relationship, Product Management, for French and European institutional investors, in traditional & alternative asset management.

EuroPerformance is the French leader in Fund Datas Providers : It daily gathers, check and compiles informations over more 5 000 funds.Such information is then sold and transfered to the various professionals of the Asset Management industry (IFAs, Asset Managers, Insurers, Banking Networks, Press).Previous roles started as Junior Sales, then Sales Manager on Electronic Products line, and finally Head of Sales and International Development.• Global sales figures up by + 26 % - Databases & Software sales figures up by + 60 %

Paris Area, France

Full time training as assistant of the administrative secretary in charge of the fixed income & forex proprietary trading desk. Communication & Human resources follow up, weekly committee on the front office extension project (from 70 up to 150 positions).

Education record

Ba, Finance

Bachelor, Economics