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LFDE – La Financière de l’Échiquier has announced the appointment of Samira Sadik as Country Head Switzerland, based in Geneva. The move underscores LFDE’s accelerating growth in the Swiss market, a strategic geography for its European expansion.

With more than 20 years of experience in business development across all asset classes, Samira Sadik brings an in-depth understanding of Swiss investors and the local market. Established in Switzerland since 2010, LFDE opened its Geneva office in 2016. Backed by its long-term shareholder LBP AM, LFDE is stepping up its European development, targeting institutional investors, private banks and independent wealth managers.

Samira Sadik reports to Anne-Sophie Girault, Head of International Development, who is also based in Geneva.

“We are very pleased to welcome Samira Sadik. Her expertise in fund distribution and her ability to build strategic partnerships with Swiss investors are key assets in achieving our ambitions. Her deep understanding of the needs of wholesale clients and large accounts will help accelerate the development of the LBP AM group in the Swiss market, a particularly strategic one for us,” said Anne-Sophie Girault, Head of International Development at LFDE.

“Joining LFDE at this pivotal stage of its international development is an exciting challenge. The depth of expertise and know-how of the LBP AM group’s investment teams, together with its broad range of listed and unlisted solutions, are real strengths in the Swiss market, particularly with independent wealth managers,” added Samira Sadik, Country Head Switzerland at LFDE.

About Samira Sadik

With more than 20 years’ experience in the asset management industry and fund distribution, Samira Sadik began her career in 1996 at the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 2004, she joined Banque Syz – Oyster Funds, where she led its operations for nearly 10 years in French-speaking Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium. She then joined Lombard Odier Investment Managers in 2017, where she became Head of Wholesale Switzerland in 2024.

Samira Sadik holds degrees from the IEP in Bordeaux and a Master of Science in International Project Management from ESCP Europe Business School. She also completed the Program for Swiss Board Members in Lausanne.

(Appointment effective from 11 May 2026)

About La Financière de l’Échiquier — www.lfde.com

Founded in 1991 and a subsidiary of LBP AM since July 2023, La Financière de l’Échiquier (LFDE) is one of France’s leading conviction-led asset managers. LFDE draws on its expertise and high value-added capabilities to offer institutional, distribution and private clients products and solutions tailored to their financial and extra-financial objectives. With €24 billion in assets under management (31 March 2026), LFDE has nearly 170 employees and is present in Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and the Benelux region. The LBP AM group’s assets under management amount to approximately €70 billion (31 March 2026).

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