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 Eugene will report to Andrew Nicoll, Global Head of Insurance at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Columbia Threadneedle has a substantial global insurance capability which includes long-term strategic partnerships with Zurich Insurance Group and LV= in the EMEA region.

 Eugene joins from PIMCO where he was a senior vice president for insurance clients in Europe during the last three years.

 While there he led the Solvency II implementation across the business. Prior to this he was Head of Asset Liability Management at Royal Bank of Canada Financial Institutions Group and held similar roles at Royal Bank of Scotland Financial Institutions Group and Morgan Stanley Global Capital Markets. He trained as an Actuarial Consultant with William Mercer (Marsh).

 Andrew Nicoll commented: “Eugene has a wealth of experience in delivering investment solutions to insurance clients which optimise portfolios from a capital management perspective. Insurance companies are increasingly forced to fully integrate capital management considerations into their investment decision making and Eugene’s appointment further enhances Columbia Threadneedle’s solutions capabilities for our clients."