EDHEC-Risk Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Tomas Franzén, Chief Investment Strategist with Andra AP-fonden (AP2), the second Swedish national pension fund, as chairman of its international advisory board.
Mr Franzén succeeds as chairman Mr Theo Jeurissen, former Director of Investments at PMT, the Dutch industry-wide pension fund, and former Chairman of the Investors’ Committee of the Dutch Association of Pension Funds, who has recently retired.
AP2 is one of four buffer-funds within the Swedish national pay-as-you-go pension system. As Chief Investment Strategist, Mr Franzén is responsible for issues related to Investment Policy and Strategic Asset Allocation and is a member of the Executive Committee at AP2.
Before joining AP2 at the start-up in 2001, Mr Franzén, from 1998-2001, held a position as Chief Strategist at Swedbank Markets, advising the banks’ Swedish and global clients on equity investments. Prior to that, he was Chief Strategist at Den Norske Bank from 1996-1998. During 1986-1996, he served as a senior economist at Svenska Handelsbanken in Stockholm. In the early 80’s, Mr Franzén held a position as Economist at the Swedish Employers’ Confederation.
Mr Franzén is an Editorial Advisory Board member of the Journal of Pension Management at ICPM in Toronto. He also serves as a board member of KF Invest, Stockholm and is a member of the Investment Committee at The Foundation of Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg.
The role of EDHEC-Risk Institute’s international advisory board is to consult on the relevance and goals of the research programme proposals presented by the centre’s management and to evaluate research outcomes with respect to their potential impact on industry practices. The 42 members of the board also advise on the objectives and contents of projects deriving from the expertise of the research centre.
The full list of members of EDHEC-Risk Institute’s international advisory board can be found below.
Members of EDHEC-Risk Institute’s International Advisory Board:
- Chairman: Tomas Franzén, Chief Investment Strategist, AP2 - Andra AP-fonden.
- Christopher Ailman, Chief Investment Officer, CalSTRS.
- Noël Amenc, Professor of Finance, Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute.
- Mark Anson, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Oak Hill Investments.
- Stefan Bichsel, Executive Board Member and Head of the Asset Management & Trading Division, BCV, and former Chairman, EFAMA.
- David Blackwood, Group Finance Director, Yule Catto & Co.
- Ashvin B. Chhabra, Chief Investment Officer, Institute for Advanced Study.
- Tai Tee Chia, Chief Risk Officer, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
- James C. Davis, Vice President, Investment Planning & Economics, Asset Mix & Risk, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
- Philippe Desfossés, Chief Executive Officer, ERAFP.
- Alain Dubois, Chairman, Lyxor Asset Management.
- Mark Fawcett, Chief Investment Officer, NEST Corporation.
- Patrick Fenal, Deputy Chairman, Unigestion.
- Peter Gunning, Global Chief Investment Officer, Russell Investments.
- Alain Hindié, Member of the Investment Committee, ADDAX Asset Management.
- Joseph John Jelincic, Member of the Board of Administration and Chair of the Risk & Audit Committee, CalPERS.
- Fathi Jerfel, Chief Executive Officer, Amundi Investment Solutions.
- Theo Jeurissen, Former Chairman of the Investors’ Committee of the Dutch Association of Pension Funds.
- Gérard de Lambilly, Secretary General, Newedge.
- Jean-Louis Laurens, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Rothschild & Cie Gestion.
- Xavier Lépine, Chairman, La Française AM.
- Stuart Lewis, Chief Risk Officer, Deutsche Bank.
- François-Serge Lhabitant, Associate Professor, EDHEC Business School, Chief Investment Officer, Kedge Capital.
- Timo Löyttyniemi, Managing Director, The State Pension Fund (Finland).
- Mark Makepeace, Chief Executive, FTSE.
- Philippe Marchessaux, Head of BNP Paribas Investment Partners and Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Asset Management.
- François Marion, Chief Executive Officer, CACEIS.
- Lionel Martellini, Professor of Finance, Scientific Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute.
- Joseph Masri, Head of Risk Management, Qatar Investment Authority.
- Gumersindo Oliveros, Chief Executive Officer, KAUST Investment Management Company.
- Chong Tee Ong, Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore.
- Bruno de Pampelonne, President, EDHEC Alumni Association, President, Tikehau Investment Management.
- Peter Reitz, Member of the Executive Board, Eurex.
- Lars Rohde, Chief Executive Officer, ATP
- Olivier Rousseau, Executive Director, Fonds de réserve pour les retraites (The French pension reserve fund).
- Günther Schiendl, Director and Chief Investment Officer, VBV-Pensionskasse.
- Laurent Seyer, Global Head of Investment Solutions, AXA Investment Managers.
- Philippe Teilhard de Chardin, Managing Partner, Advisors & Partners.
- Jaap van Dam, Managing Director Investment Strategy, PGGM.
- Cees Vermaas, CEO and Chairman, NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, Member of the Management Committee.
- Jean-Paul Villain, Director, Strategy Unit, Managing Director’s Office, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
- Dan Waters, Managing Director, ICI Global.