Paula Volent and Sandy Rattray Appointed to MSCI Inc. Board of Directors
January 30 2020 - 7:01AM
Business Wire
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision
support tools and services for the global investment community,
announced today that Paula Volent and Sandy C. Rattray have been
appointed to serve as independent directors of MSCI’s Board of
Directors (the “Board”). Their appointments will be effective
February 26, 2020. These appointments increase the Board from ten
to twelve directors.
“As we pursue our mission of enabling investors to build better
portfolios for a better world, we are incredibly excited to welcome
to our Board Paula and Sandy, both of whom have extensive
experience in the investment industry. Their global experience and
expertise across diverse asset classes and emerging industry
trends, including technological innovation, will further strengthen
our Board’s breadth of talent,” said Henry A. Fernandez, MSCI’s
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
“Paula is well versed in multi-asset class investments and asset
allocation as demonstrated by her excellent track record managing a
sophisticated endowment, and will help us further build our asset
owner strategy. With his extensive asset management career and
expertise in derivatives trading and volatility indexes, Sandy will
be able to provide insights into the many use cases for indexes and
the importance of risk management for our clients. I am confident
they will provide diverse and valuable perspectives as we execute
our strategy and drive long-term shareholder value,” added Mr.
Fernandez.
Paula Volent. Ms. Volent is currently the Senior Vice President
for Investments and Chief Investment Officer at Bowdoin College, a
role she has held since 2006. She previously served as Vice
President for Investments at Bowdoin College from 2002 to 2006, and
Associate Treasurer at Bowdoin College from 2000 to 2002. Prior to
joining Bowdoin College in 2000, Ms. Volent served as a Senior
Associate at the Yale Investments Office and before focusing on
endowment management, she worked as a paper conservator. She holds
a Master of Business Administration from Yale School of Management,
a Master of Arts from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York
University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New
Hampshire.
Sandy C. Rattray. Mr. Rattray is currently the Chief Investment
Officer of Man Group plc, a position he has held since 2017. He
previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Man AHL from 2013
to 2017, and Chief Investment Officer of Man Systematic Strategies
from 2010 to 2013. Prior to holding such positions, he held several
other senior leadership positions at Man Group. Before joining GLG
Partners, which was later acquired by Man Group, in 2007, he spent
15 years at Goldman Sachs where he held various positions,
including Managing Director and head of the Fundamental Strategy
Group. Mr. Rattray also sits on the MSCI Advisory Council. He holds
a Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences and Economics from the
University of Cambridge and a Licence Spéciale from the Université
Libre de Bruxelles.
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools
and services for the global investment community. With over 45
years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power
better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and
analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more
effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced
solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve
transparency across the investment process. To learn more, please
visit www.msci.com. MSCI#IR
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