AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has hired a new team dedicated to the service of its Nordic clients, with the appointment of Henrik af Donner, David Andersson and Viktoria Orhamn, based in Stockholm.   

At AXA IM Henrik af Donner and David Andersson will co-head the Nordics region and jointly manage AXA IM’s Nordic client relationships. Viktoria Orhamn, as client service manager, will oversee client service, sales support and marketing for the region.  Henrik and David will report into Stephan Heitz, head of AXA IM continental Europe & Nordics and Viktoria will report into Henrik and David.

“Increasing AXA IM’s presence in the Nordic region is an important step towards growing our client base and continuing to expand our global footprint," said Heitz. "Henrik, David and Viktoria bring with them a strong understanding of the market and the needs of Nordic investors and their appointments will strengthen the service we are able to offer our current and future clients in the region.” 

The new team joins AXA IM from UBS Global Asset Management where they worked together for five years.  During this time the team served UBS’s wholesale and institutional client base in the Nordics across all asset classes, as well as handling client service, sales support and marketing activities in the region.