SEI Appoints Director Of Client Service For SEI Netherlands
15 October 2009
LONDON, 15 Oct. 2009 – SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC), the leading global provider of Fiduciary Management, has appointed Alexander van Aken as Director of Client Service for the Netherlands. Mr. Van Aken, who will be based in SEI’s Dutch office, will be responsible for all aspects of client service in the Netherlands working closely with the advice, solutions, and relationship management teams based in SEI’s offices in London and Oaks, Pennsylvania. Following a comprehensive transition, Peter in de Rijp, formerly Managing Director of Client Service in the Netherlands, will assume new responsibilities as Managing Director of Sales for the region.
Prior to joining SEI, Mr. Van Aken spent over nine years at Fortis Investments, most recently as Head of Investment Specialist Solutions. In this role he was responsible for a solutions team representing balanced solutions, liability driven investments, and structured products. Prior to this, Mr. Van Aken was Global Head of Liability Driven Investments with global responsibility for developing, structuring, and marketing Fortis Investments’ liability driven investment solutions. Mr. Van Aken began his career at Fortis as a Senior Portfolio Constructor, where he was responsible for the management and implementation of the asset allocation strategy for all balanced mandates.
Prior to joining Fortis he spent eight years at Achmea Global Investors undertaking several different roles including latterly as an Account Manager responsible for asset allocation, equity region allocation, and client management.
Commenting on Mr. Van Aken’s appointment Nigel Down, Head of European Client Service at SEI said:
“We are delighted to welcome Alexander to SEI. The depth of his experience in the Dutch asset management industry and in particular his knowledge of Fiduciary Management and Liability Driven Investment will be invaluable in this new role. The Netherlands is an extremely important market for SEI and this senior appointment is a clear reflection of our commitment to existing clients in this market and our ambitions for growth in SEI’s Fiduciary Management business in the Netherlands.”
About SEI
SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) is a leading global provider of outsourced asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. The company’s innovative solutions help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisers, and affluent families create and manage wealth. As of June 30, 2009, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI administers $360 billion in mutual fund and pooled assets and manages $136 billion in assets. SEI serves clients, conducts or is registered to conduct business and/or operations, from numerous offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.seic.com.
About SEI’s Institutional Group
SEI’s Institutional Group is the first and largest global provider of Fiduciary Management services. The company began offering these services in 1992 and currently has over 500 fiduciary management clients worldwide. In 2004, SEI became the first to offer a fiduciary management solution that integrates assets, liabilities and overall organizational finances by incorporating risk management, investment advice, implementation, oversight, trust/custody, and a unique modelling process. The company provides these services to pension fund, healthcare, charity and endowment clients worldwide. For more information visit http://www.seic.com/enUK/institutional-investors.htm.
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