
Olivier Cassin
Managing Director, Head of Investments and Research
Olivier Cassin is Head of Investments and Research, waar hij leiding geeft aan de researchafdeling van het kantoor. Hij werkt sinds 2023 weer bij bfinance, nadat hij eerder van 2000 tot 2014 bij het kantoor werkte. Voordat hij terugkeerde naar het kantoor bekleedde hij leidinggevende functies bij BNY Mellon, waar hij leiding gaf aan het Britse en Europese institutionele salesteam en meer recentelijk aan Client Solutions, en bij Lyxor Asset Management als hoofd van de Britse institutionele sales. Olivier werkt sinds 1994 in de financiële dienstverlening. Hij heeft een MBA van Aston Business School en een MSc in Management van Kedge/Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Bordeaux.
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