Anton Commissaris joins Lazard as Head of 3rd Party Distribution in Switzerland

Press releases — Zurich

May 17, 2019


ZURICH, 29 April, 2019 – Lazard Fund Managers (LFM) today announced that Anton Commissaris has joined the firm as Head of Third Party Distribution in Switzerland. 

Based in Zurich, Mr. Commissaris will be responsible for wholesale sales and marketing for LFM in Switzerland. LFM is the distribution effort of Lazard Frères Gestion and Lazard Asset Management, offering investments to clients across Continental Europe.

“Anton has unparalleled experience in the wholesale fund distribution market”, said Stephan Heitz, Head of Lazard Fund Managers. “We welcome Anton and look forward to working with him to realise our growth ambitions in Switzerland.”

Mr. Commissaris joins the firm from MFS International where he was a Managing Director leading wholesale distribution in Switzerland and Austria. Prior to this, Mr. Commissaris held senior management and executive level positions at Credit Suisse Asset Management, Aberdeen Asset Managers and JML Jürg M. Lattmann AG.


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