La Financière de l’Échiquier (LFDE) has appointed Samira Sadik as country head, Switzerland, and Florian Friske as country head, Germany & Austria, forming part of a growth plan in the DACH region, a strategic area for the firm’s European development and the deployment of its expertise.
LDFE said the three countries play a central role in its growth strategy, and the firm has been present in Switzerland since 2010 and Germany and Austria since 2007 and 2015 respectively. These appointments will provide LFDE with the resources and expertise needed to consolidate its local presence.
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Both managers report to Anne-Sophie Girault, Head of International Development at LFDE.
Based in Geneva, Sadik will oversee both French- and German-speaking Switzerland. She has over 20 years’ experience in asset management and prior to joining LFDE, she was head of wholesale, Switzerland, at Lombard Odier Investment Managers.
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Friske is responsible for Germany and Austria. With over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, fund distribution and serving wholesale and institutional clients in the region, Friske previously held sales and product roles at leading institutions such as Berenberg, ODDO BHF AM, Commerzbank and Dresdner Kleinwort.
“These two appointments mark an important step in accelerating the European development of LFDE and, more broadly, the LBP AM Group. Germany, Austria and Switzerland are key markets in which we are expanding our presence and strengthening our ties with investors,” said Olivier de Berranger, chief executive of LFDE.
