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Richard joined Columbia Threadneedle Investment in 2021 as part of the acquisition of BMO GAM's EMEA asset management business, where he previously worked for 16 years. Richard is responsible for overseeing Columbia Threadneedle’s investment function in the region.

Stewart joined the company in November 2021 following the acquisition of BMO’s EMEA asset management business. In this new role, Stewart has oversight of a global capability managing more than $47bn in alternative assets. He will lead our real assets businesses including infrastructure and real estate securities, private equity, Seligman hedge funds and Pyrford.

David joined the company in November 2021 following the acquisition of BMO’s EMEA asset management business. In this role, David is responsible for ensuring operational teams and processes consistently deliver within the context of our business, risk management and client service goals.

Nick assumed his current role in September 2019. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Ameriprise Financial. Nick has over 30 years’ experience in the investment industry across a variety of distribution, product, strategy and general management positions.

William is responsible for the investment performance for all global investment strategies. In 2021, William assumed his current role as Deputy Global CIO, having previously been Global Head of Equities and CIO, EMEA. At the beginning of 2022, William becomes Global CIO.

Jo leads HR Business Partnering and has matrix oversight for Talent Management and Talent Acquisition within EMEA. She provides HR business partnership specifically to the EMEA leadership group and is the regional HR representative on EMEA governance committees and leadership groups.

Laura is responsible for the strategy and execution of operations across Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Laura has a global functional focus on transfer agency, investor, intermediary and platform servicing, client change, first line risk and controls and leads the business change function.

Darrel is responsible for advising the firm and assuring that business policies, procedures and controls are compliant with UK/EMEA regulatory requirements. He leads compliance advisory, regulatory change, compliance monitoring, mandate compliance, trade surveillance, financial crime compliance and reporting functions.
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