Morgan Stanley Swiss Funds Business Gets New Head

US-based bank Morgan Stanley gives a former McKinseyan responsibility for funds distribution in German-speaking countries in Europe.

Sebastian Roemer is the new distribution head for Morgan Stanley Investment Management in the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. Based in Frankfurt, he will manage the regional activities of the bank’s fund subsidiary, the bank indicated in a release on Monday.

The new appointee has more than 15 years of experience as an asset manager, with his last position being that of the head of Central and Eastern Europe for French-based institution Natixis Investment Managers (offices in Frankfurt, Munich, and Zurich). Before that, he was an investment specialist for Pimco and private markets investment company Apax Partners. Roemer started his career in 2005 with the McKinsey consultancy in Zurich. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master of Science in Economics (MSc) from the London School of Economics.