Wolfgang Wiemers appointed as Head of Sales, DACH Region and Adam Gaby appointed as Head of Continental Europe and Middle East Sales
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LIMERICK, IRELAND (May 24, 2021) – Glass Lewis, the leading provider of independent global governance services, announces the expansion of its institutional sales team in Europe.
As global institutions navigate changing requirements of regulation and stewardship expectations, we continue to update our product offerings to provide our institutional investor clients with solutions that help them better understand and connect with the companies in which they invest.
To address these growing requirements we are today announcing the appointment of Wolfgang Wiemers as the Head of DACH Region Sales and Adam Gaby as Head of Continental Europe and Middle East Sales.
As the Head of Sales in the DACH Region, Wolfgang Wiemers will lead the commercial activities for Glass Lewis IVOX (acquired in 2015), the leading proxy research provider in Germany as well as the global Glass Lewis research, voting, and stewardship services across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Wolfgang has substantial equity research sales experience at firms such as Kepler Cheuvreux, Commerzbank and Bankhaus Lampe KG, as well as ETF distribution experience at UBS Global Asset Management.
“I am thrilled to be joining the most well-respected provider of governance solutions in Germany, Europe, and around the world and look forward to deepening our existing relationships and expanding our global customer and partner network,” stated Wolfgang. “The requirement for timely, locally produced, qualitative, and objective governance research, particularly in the DACH region, for voting and engagement activities continues to expand and Glass Lewis is uniquely positioned to meet this growing need.”
As the Head of Continental Europe and Middle Eastern Sales, Adam Gaby will lead commercial activities in key markets including France, Spain, Italy, and the Middle East. Adam also has substantial experience in Equity Research sales, joining Glass Lewis after roles as Managing Director of Sales at Natixis, J.P. Morgan, and Deutsche Bank.
“Wolfgang and Adam have deep experience in equity research and investment management, and I am confident they will utilize these skills to help our clients leverage Europe’s most timely, impactful research to improve both their governance programs and investment returns” stated Dan Concannon, Glass Lewis’ Chief Commercial Officer.
“I am delighted to be joining a firm as respected and valued as Glass Lewis at such an exciting stage of their growth and the changes we are seeing with regard to institutional engagement,” stated Adam. “I look forward to leveraging the industry’s most timely global research in order to provide our clients with solutions for their research requirements, voting, and stewardship needs, which are increasingly critical to meeting EU SRD II and other regulatory requirements. Working with the diverse Glass Lewis Europe teams in Ireland, the UK, and Germany, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of our clients in Europe.”
About Glass Lewis:
Glass Lewis is the leading provider of independent global governance solutions. We enable institutional investors and publicly listed companies to make sustainable decisions based in research and data. We cover 30,000 meetings each year, across approximately 100 global markets. Our customers include the majority of the world’s largest pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers who collectively manage over $40 trillion in assets. Our core solutions include Proxy Paper proxy research and Viewpoint proxy vote management platform. More information available at www.glasslewis.com.