Carne Group selects Grano as CEO 02 October 2025Switzerland Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
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ManCo, a provider of fund regulation and governance solutions, has chosen Saro Grano as CEO of its Swiss management company, Carne Global Fund Managers (Switzerland), effective 1 October 2025.
The firm says Grano’s selection will further back its role as strategic partner to Swiss asset and wealth managers, and global companies looking to expand geographically, including into Switzerland and into new asset classes.
Grano has over 20 years of leadership in asset management, involving fund structuring fund governance and regulatory affairs.
Prior to this, he was head of ETF platforms and strategic initiatives at Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) Asset Management.
There he led the development and international expansion of the bank’s ETF business.
Previously he worked at ZKB as deputy head of legal — asset management and head of legal — Swisscanto Fund Management Company.
In that role he supervised legal and compliance issues across collective investment schemes, strategic initiatives and mergers and acquisitions activity.
Carne Switzerland’s assets under management have increased to 8.1 billion (June 2025) since combining GAM’s Swiss Private Label Fund business in 2024.
Mark Stockley, group chief business development officer at Carne, comments: “We are delighted to welcome Saro to Carne. His deep expertise in legal and regulatory affairs, combined with his leadership in ETF strategy and fund governance, makes him uniquely positioned to lead our Swiss business into its next phase of growth.
“Based in Zurich, Saro will focus on strengthening Carne’s presence and delivering tailored solutions to investment managers and asset owners, including private asset and ETF capabilities across Switzerland and broader European fund domiciles. His appointment underscores our long-term commitment to Switzerland as a key growth market and reinforces our strategy to provide innovative, high-quality solutions to clients across Europe.”
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