LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
MSCI
Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support
tools worldwide, announced today that Laurent Seyer has joined MSCI as a
Managing Director and Global Head of Client Coverage. Based in London,
Mr. Seyer reports to Henry Fernandez, MSCI's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
"I am delighted that Laurent has joined MSCI. He brings a wealth of
experience in building and managing global client coverage teams," said
Mr. Fernandez. "He is also very familiar with the way global investors
build and manage their portfolios and bring innovative strategies to
market. His appointment further strengthens our senior leadership team
and will enable us to develop and expand MSCI's relationships with our
clients around the world."
Mr. Seyer added, "I am thrilled to join an innovative international
company like MSCI. In today's complex and volatile markets, asset owners
and managers are looking for tools to help them make more informed
investment decisions and better monitor risks. MSCI is ideally
positioned to provide these products and services to clients, today and
in the future."
Before joining MSCI, Mr. Seyer was Global Head of the Client Group at
AXA Investment Managers LLC in Paris, where he previously also served as
Global Head of Multi Asset Client Solutions. Prior to that, Mr. Seyer
spent 24 years at Société Générale where he held a variety of senior
roles in equity derivatives and structured product sales, mergers and
acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate development and business
strategy, culminating in his role as CEO of Lyxor Asset Management from
2006 to 2012. Mr. Seyer graduated from the Institut d'Études Politiques
in Paris.
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About MSCI
MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to
investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and
pension funds. MSCI products and services include indexes, portfolio
risk and performance analytics, and ESG data and research.
The company's flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indexes with over
USD 9.5 trillion estimated to be benchmarked to them on a worldwide basis1;
Barra multi-asset class factor models, portfolio risk and performance
analytics; RiskMetrics multi-asset class market and credit risk
analytics; IPD real estate information, indexes and analytics; MSCI ESG
(environmental, social and governance) Research screening, analysis and
ratings; and FEA valuation models and risk management software for the
energy and commodities markets. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with
research and commercial offices around the world. MSCI#IR
1 As of June 30, 2014, as reported on September 30 2014 by
eVestment, Morningstar and Bloomberg
For further information on MSCI, please visit our web site at www.msci.com
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