People Moves
Nuveen Raises European Game
The new senior figure joined the firm in 2016 and has served in a number of senior roles at the organisation.
Nuveen, the investment
manager arm of US-based TIAA, has promoted Romina Smith to
the newly-created role of head of continental Europe
within its global client group.
Christoffer Hedberg, who is responsible for Northern Europe, and
Sergio Trezzi, who leads Southern Europe, will report to Smith in
future. Smith will continue to be based in Frankfurt and will
still report to Simon England-Brammer, head of Europe, Middle
East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific global client group at
Nuveen.
In 2018, Smith who joined the company in 2016, took charge
of growing the central European business and gradually expanding
the solutions offering for investors in the region. In 2020,
Smith was appointed head of central Europe within the global
client group and has since been responsible for the business in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
In 2021, Smith also joined the management team of Nuveen's German
office, based in Frankfurt.
Nuveen has had an office in Germany for 20 years. In 2022, the
investment manager opened a location in Zurich. As a result,
Nuveen now has 17 locations in Europe.
