Van Lanschot Kempen strengthens Sustainable Equity strategy with appointment of Huub van der Riet and Chong Peng

15 September 2023

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management strengthens its Sustainable Equity strategy with the appointment of Huub van der Riet as Senior Portfolio Manager from 1 October and Chong Peng as Portfolio Manager from 15 September. With these appointments, Van Lanschot Kempen further commits to its investment strategy that focuses on investing in high-quality companies that are demonstrably committed to the transition to a sustainable economy.

Huub van der Riet has 28 years of experience in the financial sector, including the past 23 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (formerly NNIP, ING IM). Huub shaped NNIP’s impact strategies and was Lead Portfolio Manager Impact Strategies for the past seven years. Van der Riet started his career at ABN Amro and Aegon. Chong Peng comes from APG Asset Management, where she progressed from a traineeship to Portfolio Manager of the Focus Equity Strategy. This is a concentrated long-term strategy with a strong focus on ESG.

Ivo Kuiper, Head of Sustainable Equity strategy: “We are delighted that Huub and Chong are joining our team. Both have extensive experience, along with a proven sustainability track record. With this reinforcement, we are well positioned to further shape our clients’ sustainability ambitions. Whereby we contribute with our investment strategy to the transition to a sustainable economy, combined with solid returns for our clients.”

Source: Van Lanschot Kempen