AXA IM Alts, a specialist in alternative investments with c €183 billion ($202 billion) of assets under management, has appointed Stephan Ackermann to the newly created role of head of client group, North America.

This strategic appointment forms part of AXA IM Alts’ ongoing expansion of its international platform, allowing it to better serve its global client base and achieve its significant growth ambitions in the Americas region and in the US in particular.
 
Ackermann, who was most recently head of client capital group Asia Pacific & US at AXA IM Alts, has relocated to New York to lead and fully focus on the company’s capital raising activities in the region, covering its expanding range of strategies across real assets and private debt as well as private equity and ESG/Impact investments. 

As part of his initial focus, Ackerman will continue to grow the Client Group team, building on the recent appointment of Fiona Choi Kurz who became senior sales manager for the US in February of this year. He will also work closely with the rest of the Client Group Alts team to build and maintain long-term client relationships across key global markets.