Britta Hion
Laura Curtis
Newton Investment Management, part of BNY Investments, announced Monday the appointments of Laura Curtis as head of global product and marketing and Britta Hion as head of North American distribution, two newly created roles.
“We are delighted to welcome Laura and Britta to Newton,” said Euan Munro, Newton’s CEO, in a statement. “As we look to enhance our footprint as a global asset manager, their combined expertise in leadership, sales and product management, alongside established network relationships, will be invaluable in helping us to continue to deliver our clients’ desired investment outcomes.”
Curtis was chief marketing officer and head of marketing for Europe at Vanguard Asset Management from 2018 through 2022, based in London, and was global chief marketing officer and head of marketing at Jupiter Asset Management. She also held senior marketing
positions at AllianceBernstein.
Curtis will remain based in London and will report to Munro. She earned an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Hion was previously the head of North America distribution at Barings and held multiple roles at BlackRock, most recently as global co-head of the firm’s alternatives client platform. Hion, based in New York, will report to Tjeerd Voskamp, Newton’s global head of distribution.
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