Schroders’ Johanna Kyrklund Wins CIO of the Year for Leadership and Innovation in Asset Management

Schroders’ Johanna Kyrklund Wins CIO of the Year for Leadership and Innovation in Asset Management

(IN BRIEF) Johanna Kyrklund, Group Chief Investment Officer at Schroders, has been awarded the CIO of the Year at the 2024 Funds Europe Awards, honoring her leadership and transformative contributions to the firm since 2007. Since stepping into the Group CIO role in 2019, Kyrklund has driven investment performance and fostered a collaborative culture that has strengthened Schroders’ market position, with the firm now managing £774 billion in assets.

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Nov-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Johanna Kyrklund, Schroders’ Group Chief Investment Officer, has been honored with the esteemed CIO of the Year award at the 2024 Funds Europe Awards. This accolade recognizes her significant contributions and the transformative impact she has made at Schroders since joining in 2007.

In her role as Group CIO, which she assumed in 2019, Johanna has been instrumental in overseeing investment performance, philosophy, and processes across all public market assets. Her strategic insights and leadership have not only strengthened Schroders’ investment capabilities but also set new standards within the industry.

Johanna is known for fostering a collaborative environment at Schroders that promotes idea-sharing and innovation, leading to consistently strong performance across the firm. This commitment to teamwork and excellence has been key to Schroders’ success, with the firm now managing £774 billion in assets.

Under Johanna’s leadership, Schroders has solidified its position as a top asset manager, focused on creating value and achieving positive results for its clients.

The Funds Europe Awards annually celebrate excellence across the asset management industry, recognizing leading asset managers, asset servicing providers, and technology firms for their outstanding achievements.

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Schroders is a global investment manager which provides active asset management, wealth management and investment solutions, with £773.7 billion (€912.6 billion; $978.1 billion) of assets under management at 30 June 2024. As a UK listed FTSE100 company, Schroders has a market capitalisation of circa £6 billion and over 6,000 employees across 38 locations. Established in 1804, Schroders remains true to its roots as a family-founded business. The Schroder family continues to be a significant shareholder, holding approximately 44% of the issued share capital.

Schroders’ success can be attributed to its diversified business model, spanning different asset classes, client types and geographies. The company offers innovative products and solutions through four core business divisions: Public Markets, Solutions, Wealth Management, and Schroders Capital, which focuses on private markets, including private equity, renewable infrastructure investing, private debt & credit alternatives, and real estate.

Schroders aims to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. This means directing capital towards resilient businesses with sustainable business models, consistently with the investment goals of its clients. Schroders serves a diverse client base that includes pension schemes, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as end clients through partnerships with distributors, financial advisers, and online platforms.

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SOURCE: Schroders plc