Frank Kusse Joins Robeco's Management Board

 

 

 

Frank Kusse will be appointed to the Robeco Management Board as of 10 January 2007 as International Director. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the management of a major part of Robeco's current international activities. In addition, he will be in charge of Robeco's further international expansion and he will head up Robeco's Financial Service Center in Rotterdam. His appointment is subject to the approval of the relevant regulators.

 

Frank Kusse worked at ABN AMRO Asset Management for over 19 years. His most recent position was that of Managing Director Global Retail where he was responsible -besides the global retail business - for the activities in Brazil and Italy. From 1999 through 2004, as CEO of ABN AMRO Asset Management Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, he led the company's expansion in Asia.

 

George Möller: "Robeco has far-reaching international ambitions. We wish to further expand our current activities in the US, Europe, and the Middle and Far East, both in terms of product distribution and asset management. We are also prepared to make acquisitions to further strengthen our position as an international asset manager. Frank Kusse's extensive international experience and his specific knowledge of asset management will, therefore, be of great value to us."

 

Frank Kusse: "Robeco is a highly respected asset-management company with great growth potential, particularly on an international level. It will be an enormous challenge to help Robeco to further shape its ambitions in this area."

Robeco provides discretionary asset-management products and services, as well as a complete range of mutual funds to a large number of institutional and retail clients worldwide. Robeco's product range encompasses fixed-income and equity investments, as well as balanced accounts, money-market funds and alternative investments.

 

Robeco distributes its funds for the retail market directly, and through other financial institutions. Several of its mutual funds, including the flagship Robeco N.V., are listed on major European stock exchanges such as Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and London.

 

Robeco services its clients not only from its head office in Rotterdam but also from its European offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. In the United States, Robeco has offices in New York (NY), Boston (MA), Greenbrae (CA), San Francisco (CA), Los Angeles (CA) and Toledo (Harbor Capital Advisors). Robeco also has an office in Bahrain and an office in Japan.

 

Robeco is the center for asset management within the Rabobank Group and has full operational independence. The combination of the highest credit ratings from the major international rating agencies and the highest Sustainability Cluster Score within the banking sector reflects the high added value Rabobank has always offered its investors, members, clients and employees.

 

 

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