Robeco has hired Bart Oldenkamp as Head of Investment Solutions, effective July 1st, 2018. In this role, he will be responsible for further expanding Robeco’s Investment Solutions business, which includes services such as fiduciary management and multi-asset solution products.
He will succeed Martin Mlyná, who currently holds this role, while also serving as Managing Director at Corestone, Robeco’s manager selection platform. As from 1 July 2018 he will focus fully on his position at Corestone to further increase its added value for clients and to further grow Corestone’s multi-manager business.
Gilbert Van Hassel, CEO of Robeco, said: “I welcome Bart to Robeco; in him we have found a highly experienced professional to fulfil this crucial role for our clients with a strong network and reputation in the area of fiduciary management and investment solutions. This appointment underlines our commitment and ambition to grow our fiduciary business, which is a key element of our strategy for 2017-2021.”
Oldenkamp said: “I am excited to join Robeco and I am looking forward to working together with clients to achieve their financial objectives. I am confident that based on Robeco’s strong academic and research driven approach we will be able to further strengthen our solutions for clients and achieve sustainable growth of our business.”
He previously worked at NN Investment Partners, where he was Managing Director Integrated Client Solutions. Before that, he headed the Dutch office of Cardano, a consultancy firm specialized in fiduciary management, risk management and investment advisory services, after having held various positions at ABN Asset Management, including Global Head of LDI & Structuring and Product Specialist Structured Asset Management in the US. He is the academic director of the Pension Executive program at the Erasmus School of Accounting & Assurance, and a non-executive board member at the pension fund for the Dutch railway transport sector. He holds a PhD in Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.