Biography
Christophe Maters joined Ackermans & van Haaren as an Investment Director in May 2023, having previously worked at Bain & Company, Qatar National Bank and Quintet Private Bank. Christophe brings to the role experience in corporate strategy definition and implementation, M&A, and hands-on experience across various governance roles in wealth management including sales management, marketing, digital roadmaps roll-outs and ESG strategy developments. At Ackermans & van Haaren he is mostly active in the banking sector: next to his role with JM Finn, he is also a Non-Executive Director for FinAx and Bank van Breda. He holds an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University, USA), and a Master in Management Sciences from the Solvay Business School (ULB, Belgium).
Investment Director Freddy Colquhoun speaks with Freddie Gray, Deputy Editor of The Spectator, about the US midterm elections and the future of American politics.
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Taking a long-term view is important to ride out the impact of short-term market fluctuations, writes Investment Director Paul Tyndall.