Kieran Dempsey appointed CIO for Irish Life

Setanta Asset Management has confirmed that Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer Kieran Dempsey has been promoted. Mr Dempsey has been appointed as Chief Investment Officer for Irish Life, Canada Life Europe, and Strategic Corporate Development in parent company Great-West Lifeco’s Global Investments business. As a result, Mr Dempsey will step down from his Managing Director role in Setanta but will remain a member of the Board. “Under Kieran’s leadership, Setanta has successfully applied a long-term value investing approach to its global equity and multi-asset funds and today has €14bn AUM on behalf of institutional clients,” said David Harney, President and Chief Operating Officer, Europe and CRS and Interim Global CIO for Great-West Lifeco. Setanta has €14bn AUM on behalf of institutional clients “Setanta has built a reputation for consistently excellent investment performance and strong client relationships and remains an important part of our European asset management group”. A process to appoint a successor in Setanta is underway.

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