PIMCO appoints Giorgio Cocini as General Manager for France, Italy and Iberia

US fund manager PIMCO has appointed Giorgio Cocini as managing director. Cocini will oversee and lead PIMCO's business in Italy, France and Iberia, being responsible for client and business management functions.

Cocini will add deep experience at PIMCO's European team, having worked in a wide range of banking areas with European clients. Cocini will land in PIMCO after being Global Co-Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking at Bank of America. Prior to this role, Cocini worked for Goldman Sachs.

He will join PIMCO in June and will be supported by Adriano Nelli, executive vice president, who will be appointed by PIMCO as head of Italy, Eleni Sifakis, executive vice president and head of France, and Juanma Jimenez Sanchez, executive vice president and head of Iberia.

Institutional and retail investors are looking for a broader range of global strategies to achieve their investment objectives and Cocini's deep experience in these markets will help our clients navigate an increasingly complex investment landscape.

Emmanuel Roman, managing director and CEO of PIMCO.