Lombard Odier Group has named Bettina Ducat as co-head of Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) as of 5 March 2024.
She will be based in Geneva and will become a limited partner of the group.
Ducat will jointly lead LOIM, Lombard Odier’s asset management division, together with managing partner Jean-Pascal Porcherot.
Before joining Lombard Odier, Bettina Ducat was CEO of La Financière de l'Echiquier (LFDE) and Deputy CEO in charge of Asset Management of the Primonial Group, where she successfully developed and diversified the overall business, while implementing innovative financial solutions and sustainability-focused strategies.
Within this role, she also managed the buyout of LFDE to la Banque Postale. Prior to this, she worked for AXA Investment Managers for more than 13 years, including as global head of distribution.
Jean-Pascal Porcherot said: “Bettina Ducat’s leadership experience and track record in equities, distribution and the development of investment strategies underpinned by sustainability will be of great value to LOIM. We are pleased to welcome her to the Group as we continue to grow our asset management offering.”
Ducat said: “I am delighted to join LOIM, a leading asset management firm with a clear focus. I look forward to working alongside Jean-Pascal Porcherot to further grow and develop the business, with a view to providing clients with best-in-class investment strategies.”
