20 Facts About Andreas Utermann

Andreas Utermann was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vontobel Holding AG at the company's AGM on April 6,2022.

Andreas Utermann led Allianz Global Investors, a global investment company owned by Allianz, for eight years from 2012, initially as a co-head and Global Chief Investment Officer and then as CEO from 2016.

Andreas Utermann was born in Brussels to German parents and attended the European School of Brussels before moving to the UK to study at the London School of Economics, from which he graduated with a BSc degree in Economics in 1989.

Andreas Utermann joined Mercury Asset Management in 1989, becoming head of pan-European and subsequently global equities over the course of his 13 years there.

Andreas Utermann left Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in 2002.

In 2002, Andreas Utermann joined Allianz to become its global CIO for equities.

Andreas Utermann was sole CEO since 2016, when Corley moved into a non-executive role within the firm.

Andreas Utermann retired as CEO of AllianzGI on 31 December 2019 and served as advisor to the firm until 30.6.2020.

In January 2020, Andreas Utermann was made a fellow of the CFA Society of the UK in recognition of his 'exceptional service' to the investment profession.

Andreas Utermann was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vontobel Holding AG in April 2022, having been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in April 2021.

In 2014, Andreas Utermann wrote in the Financial Times that active investors needed to take concerted action to generate meaningful outperformance for clients and avoid becoming so-called closet trackers.

Since 2012, Andreas Utermann was the driver behind AllianzGI's aggressive expansion into Alternatives, in particular on the non-public market side.

Andreas Utermann is known as a vocal proponent of the need for Diversity in Business and the Sustainable Investing Agenda.

In September 2019, as part of the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, Andreas Utermann announced that Allianz Global Investors was launching an Impact Fund that will invest directly into such projects.

Andreas Utermann was elected to serve on the Board of SIX Swiss Exchange in April 2023.

Andreas Utermann was voted CIO of the year by Funds Europe in 2008 and came runner up as CEO of the year in the 2018 Financial News Asset Management Awards Europe.

Andreas Utermann is married to Claudia Dorsch, an interior designer; they have three children.

Andreas Utermann is a keen participant in a range of sporting activities and supports a number of charitable causes via the Andreas Utermann Charitable Trust, in particular those committed to helping address the world's pressing environmental issues as well as further education.

Andreas Utermann is a member of the Liberal Democrats, having joined the SDP in 1986 which later merged with the Liberals.

Andreas Utermann chaired the Hampstead branch of the Lib Dems during the 1990s.