16.09.2016 | Munich;

DC Placement Advisors has announced the appointment of Jauri Häkka as a Senior Advisor on its board. Jauri will counsel and advise the CEO and senior management members of DCPLA on all issues concerning strategic allocation of assets held by Scandinavian institutional investors.

Jauri is currently the founder and managing director of the advisory firm, Widhaby Advisors, and is an active member on the board of Association of Professional Fund Investors, Switzerland. He holds over 30 years of experience with special expertise in asset management, capital markets and alternative investments, and carries a long-standing relationship with Nordic landmark firms. In his previous roles, he has served as Director, Portfolio Manager of Nordea Investment Management AB;co-head of Asset Management and CIO, Kaupthing Bank Oyj; Director, Institutional Clients, EFG Investment Bank AB (IBP Fondkommission AB); and Director, Asset Management, Arctos Securities Oy.

“We are pleased to welcome Jauri on the senior advisory board. His rich experience and exposure to the Scandinavian market will bring greater acumen to decision making when it comes to strategic allocation of assets held by our Scandinavian institutional investors. We wish him a long and successful association with DCPLA,” said Nina Dohr-Pawlowitz, CEO,
DC Placement Advisors.

Jauri will join the existing members of the senior advisory board: Mr.Dietmar Bahr, Mr.Erich Tamm, Mr.Philippe Sabbah, Mr.Terry McCredden and Mr. Alessandro Gancia.