Meet Marc

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Marc van Heems CFA®

Portfolio Manager, Analyst

14 years investment experience

4 years with Vontobel

Zurich

Vontobel Asset Management AG

Genferstrasse 27

CH-8022 Zurich

Switzerland

Marc van Heems joined Vontobel in February 2021. In his role as Portfolio Manager in the Corporate Bonds team within Fixed Income, he is responsible for the Global Corporate Bond strategy.

Prior to joining Vontobel, he was a portfolio manager for global credit at Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), responsible for the active implementation of trades in the segments of investment grade and BB/B ratings, including senior and subordinated paper, as well as credit default swaps. Along with these responsibilities, he was in charge of the credit and ESG analysis of issuers in various non-financial sectors, including automobiles, capital goods, China real estate, and India renewables. Marc started his career in 2011 at Barclays Capital in their summer internship program before joining LOIM’s graduate program in 2012.

Marc holds a Master’s degree in Financial Markets from EDHEC Business School in France. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

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