BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Roger Miners as Head of Distribution for Europe

19 January 2022

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Roger Miners as Head of Distribution for Europe, with immediate effect. Roger is based in London and will report to Steven Billiet, Head of Global Client Group and member of the Executive Committee.

Roger will retain his current role of UK CEO, which he has held since July 2020. He will be succeeded in his role as Global Chief Marketing Officer (‘CMO’) by Paul Van Eynde who will join BNPP AM before the end of February, reporting to Steven Billiet and also based in London.

In his new role, Roger will be responsible for further developing BNPP AM’s global franchise across European markets, to support the growth strategy of the business.

Roger Miners

Roger Miners joined BNPP AM as Global CMO in 2017 and was additionally appointed UK CEO in 2020. During his time as Global CMO he has significantly enhanced the Global Client Group by creating an innovative operational marketing model based on global centres of expertise and regional CMOs, introducing BNPP AM’s client-centric, digitally-enabled model, at the heart of which is sustainability.

Prior to joining BNPP AM, Roger spent 15 years in sales and marketing leadership roles at Allianz Global Investors (‘AGI’) and its predecessor, RCM. Most recently he was AGI’s CMO, having previously been RCM’s UK CEO and Global Head of Sales & Marketing. Financial News named Roger Business Developer of the Year in 2014 and twice listed him in their Top 40 Rising Stars in Asset Management Roger was born in the Netherlands, brought up in Switzerland and educated in England.

Source: BNP Paribas AM