Peter Branner to join abrdn as Chief Investment Officer

abrdn has appointed Peter Branner as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective 1 May 2023, reporting to Chris Demetriou and Rene Buehlmann, CEOs of Investments.

Peter joins from APG Asset Management, one of the largest global pension investors based in Europe, where, as CIO, he has been responsible for investment leadership and oversight of public and private markets. Prior to that, he served as CEO and CIO of Swedish SEB Investment Management in Stockholm where he was responsible for the overall investment process at the firm and its broad range of funds and institutional mandates. Peter has also held other senior investment roles, including CIO at Fortis Investments’ multi management division in London and Managing Director of IKANO Fund Management in Luxembourg.

Peter will play an important leadership role as we continue with the progress already made on re-shaping our investment vector. Moving away from operating across a broad waterfront, the business is placing more emphasis on its core strengths, simplifying the product offering, increasing efficiency, and improving investment performance.  Peter’s role will ensure that we build a culture of innovation, learning and continuous improvement across our global investment teams.