Nordea Asset Management strengthens its team in Spain with the appointment of Lorenzo González

Nordea Asset management, part of the Nordea Group, has announced today that Lorenzo González is to join the firm’s distribution team in Spain, which is led by Laura Donzella, and whose members also include Carlo Fassinotti. The team is further supported by Ana Rosa Castro who is located in Luxembourg.

With a degree in Business Administration from the University of Oviedo, González also has a master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the Escuela de Finanzas Aplicadas (Applied Finance School) belonging to the AFI group and he is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Lorenzo González joins Nordea from Bankia Fondos, where he was a manager of fund of funds and absolute return. Previously he worked for Bansabadell and the Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorro (CECA – the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks) and as an analyst at Analistas Financieros Internacionales, with a total experience of 14 years in the asset management industry.

Laura Donzella, Head of Funds Distribution for Nordea in Spain, stated: “I am happy to welcome Lorenzo into our team. His knowledge and experience will strengthen Nordea’s position in Spain and will allow us to continue working closely with Spanish investors to offer them investment solutions that help them meet their financial objectives. It is a further step in our strong commitment to the Spanish market, following the recent opening of our office in Madrid”.

About Nordea Asset Management

Nordea Asset Management (AuM 194 bn EUR*), is part of the Nordea Group, the largest financial services group in Northern Europe (AuM 290 bn EUR*). The business area offers Global investors exposure to a broad range of investment funds via its active distributors, which include banks, asset managers, independent financial advisors and insurance companies.

Nordea Asset Management has a presence in Cologne, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich. Nordea’s local presence goes hand in hand with the objective of being accessible and offering the best service to clients.

Its main product is the Nordea 1, SICAV, which encompasses a diverse spectrum of high quality products. Nordea 1, SICAV has constantly grown in terms of volume and has steadily gained in reputation. This growth is the result of the success of its active management of products belonging to the following asset classes: value stocks, growth stocks, theme-oriented funds and dedicated sector funds, as well as multi-asset strategies, long/short strategies, bond and money market funds.

*31.03.2015