Reinforcing its commitment to growing its business in The Netherlands and Nordics, Pioneer Investments today announced the appointment of Rogier Westhuis as Head of Wholesale Business for this region. Based in Amsterdam, Rogier will report to Fabien Madar, Head of Western and Northern Europe.
In this new role, Rogier will be responsible for developing Pioneer Investments’ relationships and business with wholesale Clients in the Netherlands. The role will also cover Scandinavian markets alongside Michel van Mazijk, Head of Institutional Business for the Netherlands and Nordics, who joined earlier this year in February. Michel will be responsible for the overall coordination of activities in this region.
Commenting on the appointment, Fabien Madar said, “We are strongly committed to these markets and see excellent opportunities to further build our business here. We have made significant strides already in developing relationships with institutional clients this year. With both Michel and Rogier now on board, we have a strong team in place to drive our business forward and provide top quality service to our clients here. We have some excellent strategies that will appeal to the wholesale market in this region - Rogier’s deep understanding of this market, strong connections and reputation will help leverage these capabilities and grow our business in these mature and sophisticated markets.”
Rogier joins from ING Investment Management where he spent more than ten years, most recently as Senior Business Development Manager responsible for wholesale clients in the Netherlands. Prior to this, he held the position of Senior Portfolio Specialist covering Real Estate and Sector Funds.