Optimization of SAM’s management structure

07-04-2010

  • New management structure strengthens stability and continuity

  • SAM’s Executive Committee entrusted with more responsibility

  • COO: Stefan Gordijn replaces Roman Binder

SAM, the investment boutique focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, is announcing a new management structure. Executive Committee members Michael Baldinger (Head Global Clients & Marketing), Stephanie Feigt (CIO), Andrew Musters (Clean Tech Private Equity) as well as newly appointed Stefan Gordijn (COO) will be responsible for the management of the company from now on.

Leni Boeren, Member of the Managing Board of SAM’s parent company Robeco and Delegate Member of the Board of Directors at SAM Group Holding AG, will chair SAM’s Executive Committee. In this role, she will support the four members of the Executive Committee on strategic issues. The CEO tasks have been transferred to the Executive Committee, which will be entrusted with more responsibility. This is a clear sign of confidence in the Executive Committee and strengthens stability and continuity.

In addition, SAM is announcing that Roman Binder, COO at SAM, has decided to leave the company and pursue his career at another company. He will be replaced by Stefan Gordijn as of July 1, 2010. In his most recent position, Gordijn was COO at Robeco in Hong Kong.

Dr. Albert Gnägi, Chairman of the Board of Directors: “I would like to thank Roman Binder for his commitment. In his capacity, he institutionalized and professionalized SAM’s cost, risk and process management. At the same time, I would like to welcome Stefan Gordijn. Thanks to his experience, he will continue to drive the progress of ongoing projects. With the current management structure, SAM is ideally positioned and can develop innovative and attractive investment solutions in the usual successful manner.”

Stefan Gordijn, COO: “I’m looking forward to my new tasks and colleagues at SAM. A particular focus of my activities will be on the further institutionalization of processes and structures in the area of cost and risk management. The goal is to meet the high demands of institutional investors even better on an operational level.”

Stefan Gordijn, 40, Dutch, has been Chief Operations Officer at Robeco in Hong Kong since 2007 with responsibility for finance, legal, tax, compliance, human resources and IT. He previously headed the legal team of Robeco Asset Management in Rotterdam. As of 1998, he was as a lawyer at Rabobank Nederland in Utrecht. Gordijn studied law at the University of Utrecht and started his professional career at the law firm of “Banning van Kemenade en Holland” in Den Bosch (NL).