Lombard Odier adds to Fixed Income team

22 Jun 2010
Lombard Odier Investment Managers adds to Fixed Income team with the appointments of Gregor MacIntosh joining from Standard Life and Sandro Croce Head of Client Portfolio Management

Lombard Odier has announced the appointment of Gregor MacIntosh as Head of Rates, based in Geneva. MacIntosh joins from Standard Life Investments where he spent 8 years and was Head of Rates overseeing $47 billion of fixed income assets and a team of 6 portfolio managers. He has 14 years investment experience managing European and Global government bonds as well as broader asset allocation decisions. He will report to the Global Head of Fixed Income and Currencies, Stéphane Monier.

Commenting on Gregor MacIntosh’s appointment: Stéphane Monier, said: “Gregor MacIntosh will add weight and experience to our rates capabilities. With today’s heightened focus on sovereign risk, his specialised knowledge in core and peripheral European markets will be a valuable resource”.

Sandro Croce has been appointed the Head of Client Portfolio Management. He has been a member of the Fixed Income team since 2004 and has 18 years experience in the industry. Sandro Croce previously held the position of Head of Rates and will now lead the newly created Client Portfolio Management team created within Fixed Income.
The team specialises in portfolio management for institutional mandates utilising the resources of the Fixed Income team. He is based in Geneva.

Stéphane Monier added: "Sandro Croce is an exceptional portfolio manager and has a deep understanding of our client’s objectives and requirements. As Head of Client Portfolio Management, he will be responsible for constructing the portfolios for our institutional mandates and assembling the alpha generated by our fixed income team in a way that both meets our client’s return objectives and risk tolerances."