Important movements in the Spanish office of Pictet AM. Juan Ramón Caridad has just joined us as Head of Strategic Clients for the Iberian Peninsula and Latin Americawhile Lorenzo Coletti has been promoted to executive director of the Iberian market and Tiago Forte will occupy the same position for the Latin American market.
Furthermore, Patricia de Arriaga, who began her career in 1984 and joined the management of the Swiss private bank in 2006, will continue until the end of the year as deputy general manager in Spain and, subsequently, as advisor. senior for key customers, until their retirement in 2025.
Caridad is one of the most recognized professionals in the Spanish investment sector, where he has 25 years of experience, and knows Swiss private banking first-hand, since until last May he was responsible for the Iberian and Latin American markets of GAM Investments. He holds a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a postgraduate degree in Business Analysis and Valuation from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is academic director of the Master in Finance and Alternative Investment of the Spanish Stock Exchanges and Markets and co-director of the I3 program of the Instituto de Empresa. In addition, he is a patron of the FIDE Foundation.
Coletti and Forte also have extensive experience within Pictetsince the first joined the company in 2001 as sales director for the Italian market and since 2005 in Spain and Forte did so in 2013 to develop the business in Portugal and Brazil.
Gonzalo Rengifo, Pictet AM Managing Director for Spain and Latin America, highlighted that Arriaga has contributed to multiplying the activity in the Spanish market to 8,910 million euros in March 2024, placing it among the top ten international managers in the Spanish market. “These appointments underline Pictet AM’s commitment to experienced professionals, to drive growth and consolidate itself as a leading partner for institutional investors in the Iberian and Latin American markets,” he stressed.
