Vontobel : Asset Management has appointed Ulrich Koall as Global Sales Head for Vescore, its quantitative investment boutique

Vontobel Asset Management

News, 3 January 2017

Vontobel Asset Management has appointed Ulrich Koall as Global Sales Head for Vescore, its quantitative investment boutique

Ulrich Koall has joined Vescore as Global Sales Head to drive further the boutique's global growth plans. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Ulrich Koall has an established track record in building international client relations. He joins from quantitative asset manager Quoniam where, as Global Head of Sales, he was responsible for business development in the EMEA region and Asia. Prior to that, Ulrich Koall was at Fischer Francis Trees & Watts in London as Head of Client Service and Business Development. Ulrich holds an International Business Administration degree from the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany and is a CFA charterholder.

"Since its foundation in 1998, Vescore has become a market leading provider of quantitative investment strategies" said Marko Röder, Head of Global Sales at Vontobel Asset Management. "Relying on its strong market position with institutional clients in Germany, Vescore will expand its client reach internationally over the coming years. We are delighted to work with Ulrich Koall on that journey."

Vontobel Asset Management

Since it was established in 1988, Vontobel Asset Management has pursued a multi-boutique approach with a focused offering in the areas of Equities, Fixed Income, Multi Asset Class and Alternatives, as well as Quantitative Investments. Its goal is to create value - or 'alpha' - for clients. Vontobel Asset Management has more than 300 employees, including almost 100 investment specialists, in over a dozen locations around the globe. Its assets under management totalled around CHF 86 billion as of 30 June 2016. www.vontobel.ch/am

Vontobel Asset Management is one of Vontobel's three divisions - together with Private Banking and Investment Banking - whose mission is to protect and build the wealth clients have entrusted to them over the long term. In doing so, Vontobel is committed to Swiss quality and performance standards. With their good name, the owner families have stood by these principles for generations. The registered shares of Vontobel Holding AG are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Vontobel families and the Vontobel Foundation hold the majority of shares and votes in the company.

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