Danish pension fund Velliv has named Lea Vaisalo as its new chief funding officer, changing Anders Stensbøl Christiansen, who resigned in November.
Vaisalo was beforehand head of personal markets at Nordea Asset Administration, a job she has held since 2019. She has additionally labored at Nordea Life & Pension, PKA, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase Financial institution in London.
“I’m trying ahead to taking on my place as chief funding officer and member of the chief board of Velliv,” mentioned Vaisalo.
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“Velliv’s possession construction, the extraordinary buyer focus and focused imaginative and prescient type the premise for a novel market place, which I look ahead to serving to drive ahead.
“Collectively, we’ll proceed our focused work to create sturdy return on investments, good buyer experiences and a robust and future-proof enterprise mannequin for the advantage of our prospects.”
Vaisalo will formally be part of Velliv on 1 Might 2025.
“I’m more than happy to welcome Lea Vaisalo as new chief funding officer and member of the chief board of Velliv,” mentioned Kim Kehlet Johansen, chief govt of Velliv.
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“Lea brings together with her worldwide administration expertise, a excessive degree of professionalism and in-depth data of the complete funding universe in addition to a robust buyer focus.
“We now have subsequently discovered simply the proper profile to satisfy the goals of Velliv’s new funding technique of getting a long-term return in the very best a part of the market.
“With an intensive understanding of the event of the monetary markets mixed with an perception into the pension world, Lea will play a pivotal function in fulfilling Velliv’s imaginative and prescient of being the purchasers’ most popular pension firm, giving prospects extra out of life – from a human and monetary standpoint.”
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