The latest moves and appointments for wealth management roles in the UK, other parts of Europe, the Middle east and select international locations.

Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis Investment Managers has promoted Gad Amar to head of distribution for Western Europe to expand the business in the region and meet 2024 development ambitions.

Amar will be responsible for expanding Natixis IM’s footprint in the Western Europe region, the firm said. 

Based in Paris, he will oversee France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, francophone Switzerland and Israel, and report to Joseph Pinto, head of distribution for Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia Pacific, at Natixis IM.

"His appointment contributes to reinforcing our regional capabilities and reflects our commitment to keep closer to our clients and better meet their specific needs," Pinto said.

Natixis IM's ambition for the Western Europe region is to maintain its presence on the institutional market and to make a strong push into the retail and wholesale market through strategic distribution partnerships, while pursuing a selective and diversified development strategy, the firm added.

Amar joined Natixis IM in October 2021 as an international chief product officer, with the main goal of optimising Natixis IM’s product offering and building greater synergies with the firm’s affiliates to help deliver a more enhanced range of solutions for clients.

Amar has 20 years of experience in sales and development activities in asset management. He was head of sales at JP Morgan AM, leading sales efforts for institutional, wholesale and retail channels. He was head of wholesale France, Belgium, Lux, Monaco, head of family offices EMEA and head of strategic product management EMEA at Blackrock. Amar was also deputy CEO and global head of business development for Edmond de Rothschild, where he was responsible for sales and product development, the firm said. 

Based in Paris and Boston, Natixis IM is a global asset manager, with nearly $1.4 trillion of assets under management.

Crestbridge    
Crestbridge, the alternative for private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed Anne Catherine Grave as country head of Luxembourg to help grow the business.

Based in Luxembourg, Grave will be responsible for leading the business in the region and building on its reputation as a service provider for fund managers, driven by the firm's expertise in management company services, private equity, real estate, private debt, and venture capital, the firm said in a statement.

Prior to joining Crestbridge, Grave was the partner in charge of Corporate Secretarial Services at Deloitte in Luxembourg. She has over 20 years' experience in private equity and real estate sectors, the firm added.

Grave gained her experience as a member of the management/executive committees of Arendt Services in Luxembourg, as well as in her position as executive director of Bedell (which became Ocorian), a Luxembourg trust and fund business of a Jersey Group, Crestbridge added.

In both positions, she served as a board member of various regulated and non-regulated clients’ entities. Grave covered compliance, corporate, governance, tax, internal control, and risk management functions. She started her career as a tax advisor at Ernst & Young in Luxembourg and New York, before becoming a senior tax lawyer at Luxembourg law firm, Arendt.

Welcoming the move, Michael Johnson, group head of institutional services, Crestbridge, said: “She offers the team not only considerable technical expertise but vast knowledge, having worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. I look forward to her playing a vital role in leading and driving forward our Luxembourg and international business.”