Natixis Investment Managers announce senior appointments

Natixis Investment Managers, the French asset management company, announces two senior appointments to join its headquarters in Paris.

Joseph Pinto has been appointed head of distribution for Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia Pacific. He will oversee client-related activities and support functions for these regions.

Prior to taking this position, he was chief operating officer for two years at Natixis Investment Managers. Before this, he had a 13-year career at AXA IM, serving as COO from 2014 and also as a member of the executive board.

Christophe Lanne becomes chief administration officer for Natixis. He will oversee global operations and technology, as well as human resources and corporate social responsibility strategy.

Lanne was previously the chief talent and transformation officer for Natixis during an 11-year spell with the company. Prior to this, he spent 6 years at Credit Suisse as chief operating officer for France.

Joseph Pinto and Christophe Lanne will both continue to report to Tim Ryan, member of Natixis’ senior management committee and global CEO of Asset and Wealth Management within Groupe BPCE’s Global Financial Services division.

Nicolas Namias, CEO of Natixis and chairman of the board of directors of Natixis Investment Managers, says: “The appointments of Joseph and Christophe to these newly-created roles will support our pursuit of the goals we have set for Natixis Investment Managers under our strategic plan, BPCE 2024, notably the ongoing diversification of our activity as we bolster our commercial momentum and reinforce our position as an asset management company.”