AXA Investment Managers has hired Dominic Byrne as head of global equities for AXA IM Core, to lead the wider global equity team.
Before the appointment, Byrne spent nearly 25 years at abrdn, where he was most recently head of global equities. He began his career in 2001 at Standard Life, remaining with the company as it merged into abrdn in 2017.
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In his new position, Byrne will manage various global equity portfolios for the firm as well as leading the team and report to global head of equities Jeroen Bos. His hire follows the appointment of Stephanie Li, specialising in Asia equities, and Koichiro Nanaumi, focusing on Japan equities.
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Jeroen Bos, global head of equities at AXA IM, said: “Equity investing continues to be of strategic importance at AXA IM, and we are therefore very pleased that Dominic joins us as to further accelerate our growth ambitions. I am confident that with a larger and experienced Global Equity team we are in a strong position, aiming to deliver outperformance for clients and accelerating the further growth of our business.”
