WisdomTree makes first appointment since ETF Securities acquisition

Gannatti joins from US office

WisdomTree Investments has appointed Christopher Gannatti as head of research for its European team.

Gannatti (pictured) joins from the firm's US office where he has held a number of roles since joining in December 2010, most recently as an associate director. Prior to WisdomTree, he was a regional consultant at Lord Abbett for four and a half years. In his new role, Gannatti will head up a team of four analysts comprising associate director Nick Leung and senior quantitative associate Florian Ginez, who remain at WisdomTree, and director Nitesh Shah and associate director Aneeka Gupta, who join following the $611m acquisition of ETF Securities. He will be responsible for ensuring...