Loomis, Sayles & Company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has promoted Zara Din to Head of EMEA Consultant Relations & Insurance Solutions Director.
Din will oversee Loomis Sayles’ consultant relations strategy across the EMEA region, in addition to continuing to work closely with the firm’s US consultant relations team to manage global consultant relationships.
Additionally, Din will collaborate with the firm’s insurance team in the US to oversee and develop relationships with insurance clients and prospects across EMEA.
She will continue to report to Chris Yiannakou, Managing Director and Head of EMEA Institutional for Loomis Sayles Investments Limited, the firm’s London-based entity.
She also will have a reporting line to Colin Dowdall, Director of Insurance Solutions.
Since joining Loomis Sayles in 2017 as an institutional relationship manager, Din has maintained and developed relationships with global and domestic investment consultants based in the UK and Europe in addition to managing relationships with a range of institutional clients across the region.
Din, who has 11 years of investment industry experience, previously worked for six years at Schroders, building relationships with global and UK investment consultant firms and focusing on institutional clients in the UK
Yiannakou commented: “Over the past five years, Zara has successfully developed strong relationships across a range of consultant firms as well as with new and existing clients in both the insurance and pension fund sectors. Zara’s new role reflects her dedication to cultivating these essential relationships.”
Dowdall added: “As we continue our focus on meeting the needs of our EMEA-based insurance clients with differentiated strategies and custom solutions, we are thrilled to leverage Zara’s deep knowledge of and high-quality relationships with investment consultants in the region.”
