Current interim co-CEO of Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) Nico Marais has been appointed CEO of the business.
Marais has also previously held the roles of president and head of multi-asset solutions at WFAM. As CEO, he is replacing Kristi Mitchem who left WFAM in January 2019. He joined WFAM in February 2017 from Schroders where he was head of multi-asset investments and portfolio solutions. Wells Fargo AM in double fund launch Marais has also previously worked as global head of active portfolio management for BlackRock's multi-asset and client solutions team and Barclays Global Investors as global head of investment strategy and head of active equity, Europe. Kirk Hartman, who joined W...
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