Oaktree Capital Administration has bolstered its European enterprise improvement workforce with a brand new Frankfurt-based rent.
Torben Dunkel has been appointed because the agency’s head of Germany and Austria, advertising and consumer relations, with duty for enterprise improvement within the area. He’ll report back to Peter Preisler, head of Europe and Africa, advertising and consumer relations at Oaktree.
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Dunkel was beforehand head of Europe at Aviva Traders, the place he led the gross sales workforce liable for the Nordics, Germany, Austria, Benelux and Southern Europe. Previous to this, he served as an government director for institutional gross sales at Robeco the place he developed and diversified the German institutional enterprise.
“We’re delighted to welcome Torben to the workforce,” stated Preisler.
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“Torben brings important institutional expertise to the position and his deep understanding of the German and Austrian markets and skill to foster long-term consumer relationships might be instrumental in driving progress and strengthening our presence on this vital area.”
The appointment is the most recent indication of Oaktree’s dedication to the European market.
Earlier this month, the agency appointed Cyril Martin as managing director and head of EMEA insurance coverage options, with duty for creating and managing the insurance coverage consumer base in EMEA and constructing insurance coverage analytics globally.
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