Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has appointed Nick Savastano as Head of Third Party Distribution (TPD) for Lazard Asset Management in the Middle East.

Based in Dubai and reporting to Farah Foustok, Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Gulf Limited, Savastano will be responsible for TPD for LAM in the Middle East.
 
Prior to joining the firm, Savastano spent fourteen years as Senior Executive Officer at Invesco Middle East and Africa, being Head of Middle East Partnerships and Financial Institutions from 2014 to 2018. He was Head of Banking Partners for Zurich Middle East between 2000 and 2006. Savastano also worked as Head of Learning and Development at Zurich Middle East from 1996 to 2000. He has an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Wales.