Conning Builds Out North American Business Development Team

August 09, 2024


Nicholas Girardi Joins Conning as Director, Consultant Relations

 

HARTFORD, CT – August 9, 2024 —Conning, a leading global investment management firm, today announced the continued expansion of its North American business development team with the appointment of Nicholas Girardi, who joins the firm as Director, Consultant Relations, effective immediately. In late 2023, Conning welcomed back Samantha Andreoli (née Arnold) as a Director, Business Development. 

Girardi, who is based out of the firm’s Hartford office, will lead the North American business development team’s efforts to enhance and expand the firm’s relationship with the institutional investment consultant channel. Prior to joining Conning, Girardi worked at Wellington for 11 years, most recently as a Vice President in its Client Group, where he focused on the investment consultant channel.  

Andreoli originally joined Conning in 2017 and spent five years in a sales role. She rejoined the firm from Shenkman Capital Management, where she served as a Vice President, Business Development & Investor Relations.

“As we continuously build out Conning’s global team of seasoned investment professionals, we are proud to consistently attract top talent from across the institutional investment industry,” said Matt Daly, Head of Conning North America. “We are happy to welcome Nick and Samantha, who bring seasoned business development and relationship management experience to the team.” 

Conning’s Head of Business Development, Sunny Wadhwa, added, “We are very excited to have Nick and Samantha join our firm to support our global business development efforts. Their combined experience working with leading institutions and intermediaries is crucial as we further develop the growth of our leading asset management business.”

 

ABOUT CONNING

Conning is a leading investment management firm with approximately $160 billion in global assets under management as of June 30, 2024.* With a long history of serving the insurance industry, Conning supports institutional investors, including insurers and pension plans, with investment solutions, risk modeling software, and industry research. Founded in 1912, Conning has investment centers in Asia, Europe and North America. Conning is part of the Generali Investments platform, which has approximately $740 billion in assets under management.** 

 

* As of June 30, 2024, represents the combined global assets under management for the affiliated firms under Conning Holdings Limited

 
 **Generali Investments Holding S.p.A., data as at end of Q4 2023 gross of double counting, with addition of April 2024 acquired assets. Generali Investments is part of the Generali Group, which was established in 1831 in Trieste as Assicurazioni Austro-Italiche. Generali Asset Management S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Generali Real Estate S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Infranity SAS, Sosteneo S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Sycomore Asset Management, Aperture Investors LLC (including Aperture Investors UK Ltd), Lumyna Investments Limited, Plenisfer Investments S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Conning, Inc., Conning Asset Management Limited, Conning Asia Pacific Limited, Conning Investment Products, Inc., Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc. (collectively, “Conning”) and its subsidiaries (Global Evolution Asset Management A/S - including Global Evolution USA, LLC and Global Evolution Fund Management Singapore Pte. Ltd- Octagon Credit Investors, LLC, Pearlmark Real Estate, LLC and PREP Investment Advisers LLC) are part of Generali Investments, as well as Generali Investments CEE. Please note that the countries refers to the countries where the different funds of the asset management companies that are part of Generali Investments are registered for distribution. Please note that not all funds are registered in all the countries and not all the asset management companies are licensed to operate in such countries. Generali Investments Holding S.p.A. is the holding company holding, directly or indirectly, majority shareholding in the asset management companies listed above.

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Myra Lee
Conning
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