DWS appoints Head of Insurance Advisory for EMEA

DWS today announced the appointment of Paolo Gazzola as Head of Insurance Advisory for EMEA (ex. Germany and Austria), based in Milan. A seasoned expert in insurance and pensions solutions, Gazzola brings more than a decade of in-depth experience in the EMEA insurance and fixed income market to DWS.

Gazzola was most recently Executive Director and Investment Specialist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management where he partnered with EMEA insurance and pension fund clients to promote strategic opportunities across fixed income.

Prior to this, Gazzola held similar positions at BlackRock and PIMCO, working as a product strategist and salesperson, respectively. He also served as a Credit Analyst at Fitch Ratings for five years and held roles at UBS Investment Bank and Actinvest.

In his role, Gazzola will lead DWS’s insurance advisory and solutions business in the region, working closely with existing and prospective clients, with DWS’s investment platform and with its structured solutions and LDI teams.

Alexia Giugni, Head of Client Coverage for EMEA, DWS, said: “Bringing an experienced practitioner such as Paolo onboard reflects DWS’s continuing commitment to growing our insurance specialised offering in EMEA and meeting the unique investment needs of this industry. Paolo’s track record in the insurance sector, spanning over 12 years, positions him well to lead DWS in this space.”

Paolo Gazzola, Head of Insurance Advisory for EMEA, DWS added: “DWS has a long-standing commitment to insurance asset management and I am pleased to join the firm to lead growth in the insurance advisory business, bringing innovation and value to meet the unique needs of our insurance clients.

DWS has been managing assets on behalf of insurers since 1929. DWS is ranked as fifth global third-party insurance manager with over EUR 160bn^[1] of general account insurance AuM, covering 200 clients on three continents.

Paolo Gazzola will report into Alexia Giugni, Head of Client Coverage for EMEA (ex. Germany and Austria).

^1. as of 31 August 2023. DWS ranks no. 5 overall for AuM managed globally for third-party insurance general accounts in the 2023 edition of the Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report

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