Christophe Pella

• Co-founded and developed the firm, which grew to 8 employees and CHF 500 m in AuM. • Co-managed three UCITS funds. Implemented quantitative models for active management. • Helped clients with their multi-asset management (attendance at investment committees, etc.) • Chaired the Luxembourg SICAV GAMA Funds created for the company's products. • Handled the company's communications in the media and via the website.

• Led performance of bond team to #1 spot in peer ranking of GCC funds in 2016. • Posted 2nd best year ever for global EMD proprietary trading book managed for parent bank. • Strengthened fixed income, equities and multi asset investment process with quantitative tools. • Streamlined procedures to improve cost-income ratio of 26% even more. • Enhanced engagement of 15-strong staff (of which 10 investment professionals).

• Co-managed GBP 3.9bn in absolute return and benchmarked global government bonds. • Generated more than 40% of the 2% return over Libor of flagship fund during tenure with trades under sole responsibility in currencies, yield curve and emerging market debt (EMD). • Developed a quantitative trading model for G10 & EM currencies to inform discretionary trading.

• Managed all active global multi-sector & government fixed income mandates, EMD included, in both unconstrained (Libor+) and benchmarked formats. • Generated best performance for all multi-manager clients in 2008 and 2011. • Designed new active investment process, including quantitative models and risk budgeting. • Grew AuM in remit to USD 4.5bn. Promoted firm to official institutions and media globally. • Supervised two portfolio managers and a quantitative analyst.

• Hired to sort out performance of absolute return mandates. Set up portfolio risk analytics.

• Took over active fixed income mandates at Winterthur to grow AuM after spin off by Credit Suisse. • Turned negative performance around and posted best performance of peer group in 2006. • Developed quantitative models for curve, credit, currency and volatility. • Declined Axa's offer to work in Paris following takeover of firm and closure of Zurich hub.

• Co-managed active fixed income mandates as number 2 in team overseeing ~200 portfolios. • Outperformed benchmark by over 150bps per annum over whole tenure, in particular with management of global rates curves and corporate credit. • Helped double team’s AuM with regular marketing to relationship managers and clients. • Trained two graduates as junior portfolio managers.

• Promoted portfolio manager after 6 months in new desk for Spanish clients. • Outperformed S&P 500 and Euro Stoxx indices, especially with analysis of financial stocks. • Entrusted with management of bank’s own pension plan in addition to ~80 multi asset client portfolios. • Chaired tactical asset allocation committee and centralized portfolio management process.

Finance • Teaching Assistant for Professor Ziv Katalan's class Decision Models & Uncertainty. • Focused on pricing of exotic derivatives and on quantitative models. • GMAT: 760, 99th percentile.

Graduated in top 5% of class.