Fidelity International appointed this past week Theo van der Meer as head of institutional business in the Benelux markets.
van der Meer will report to Peter Lord, managing director of the European Institutional Business. Raoul van der Lugt, Investment Director, Switzerland who has been overseeing and developing Fidelity’s institutional interests in this market since last August will continue to work closely with Theo during a handover period.
Theo will be based in Amsterdam and as Business Director for the Netherlands will also report to Mike Nikou, executive director who has overall responsibility for wholesale and retail activities in the Benelux and Nordic regions.
Theo van der Meer has spent 18 years building his career in the Dutch market. He joined Amro bank in 1987 moving to Robeco in 1991 where he developed a strong client base among the pension funds and Dutch insurance companies.