Executive Interviews

Executive interview: The man who made Aberdeen

Martin Gilbert reflects on nearly four decades as Aberdeen CEO, including what he brought to the company, his regrets at not entering into private...

Executive interview: Collaborating to create real-world impact

Johan Florén, head of communications and ESG at Swedish pension fund AP7, discusses collaboration between asset owners to address systemic challenges, setting and achieving...

Asian executive interview: Hong Kong: Bridging the ESG gap

Dr King Lun Au, executive director at the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) discusses Hong Kong’s “unique” role in developing ESG in the region...

CEO interview: Michelle Scrimgeour, LGIM

In her first interview since becoming chief executive of Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) last year, Michelle Scrimgeour talks to Funds Europe about...

Executive interview: A testing 12 months for LGIM’s new boss

In her first interview since becoming LGIM chief executive last year, Michelle Scrimgeour talks to Mark Latham about the company’s growth plans, diversity, corporate...

Executive interview: ‘China is the 800-pound gorilla’

Just over a year into his new role, Wai-Kwong Seck, chief executive officer at Eastspring Investments, discusses his business goals, the Covid-19 pandemic and...

Executive interview: A question of positive externalities

‘There is finance, there is money and there is quality – quality of life in a wider sense,’ Günther Schiendl, chief investment officer of...

Keith Skeoch interview: SLA’s heights of ambition

It seemed like a great idea at the time, but three years after the merger that created Standard Life Aberdeen, and as a global depression...

Teresa Parker interview: Focusing on the right kind of growth

Teresa Parker, Northern Trust’s European chief, talks to Mark Latham about the relentless drive of technology, the rise of alternatives, Brexit and the coronavirus. Funds...

Interview: Off to a good start

Alfi’s recently-appointed chairperson, Corinne Lamesch, tells Mark Latham how the move to sustainable investing, new business opportunities and Brexit are shaping the Luxembourg fund...

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