Benoit Sorel joined in November 2023 as Global Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta business line. Prior to joining Amundi, Benoit was a Managing Director at BlackRock, where he was EMEA Head of Product for ETFs & Index Investing, based in London since 2018. Before this, Benoit was heading sales for ETFs & Index Investing for France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Monaco at BlackRock (2011-2018). Earlier in his career, he held several senior positions in business development on equity derivatives at Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (2007-2011) and Bank of America (2006-2007), and was in the sovereign advisory team at Lazard Frères (2001-2006). Benoit began his career in 1999 at Credit Agricole Indosuez in Corporate Debt Restructuring and Export finance in Jakarta. Benoit is a graduate from ESCP-EAP with a major in Finance.

Robinson Rouche, CIO of systematic strategies Robinson Rouchié is CIO of the Systematic & Quantitative Investments (‘SQI’) division of BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) since 2023. This division encompasses ETF, quantitative and protected strategies and aims at complementing BNPP AM fundamental portfolio management capabilities in Equities, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset. He currently oversees more than 80BN of AuM and 300 portfolios.

Robinson has been working for BNP Paribas for over ten years, holding positions in several divisions of the Group. He started his career within the Investment Banking division before transitioning to Strategic Asset Allocation advisory for key private clients in Wealth Management.

Then he spent five years in New York in the internal Strategy team (CIB Consulting) and as Chief of Staff to CIB Americas’ CEO, leading and executing key strategic projects across the region (US, Canada, LatAm). He joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in 2020, as Chief of Staff to the Chief Investment Officer. Robinson graduated from the London School of Economics and Edhec Business School with a Master in Management and Finance. Additionally, he graduated from Paris Dauphine University with a Bachelor in Applied Mathematics.

He was recently listed in Financial News’ list as Rising Stars of European Finance.

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Tom's role at HANetf entails him staying on top of the various themes and asset classes accessible by ETFs or ETCs on the HANetf platform. He is regularly cited in the press, including the Financial Times, Reuters, The Guardian and The Times. Tom was previously ETF Specialist at Interactive Investor, one of the UK's leading direct investment platforms. Prior to this, he was a financial journalist, covering the economy, markets and asset management. While now fully immersed in the world of ETFs, Tom previously edited the book Money Observer: Your Guide to Investment Trusts.

Mark has more than 14 years of experience in market intelligence, data analysis, and publishing, primarily focussed on research into sales, marketing and product development trends in the asset management industry. He has a strong understanding of cross-border mutual fund distribution dynamics, particularly in Europe. Prior to joining Research in Finance, he was a global insights director at Broadridge. He holds a BA in French and German and MSc in China and Globalisation, both from King’s College London, and a graduate diploma in economics from Birkbeck, University of London.