ADIA appoints global head of internal equities
Mr. Eckersley joins ADIA after a long and distinguished career in the financial sector that includes 16 years at AllianceBernstein LP. From 2006 until his departure in 2011, he was responsible for managing AllianceBernstein’s Global and Large Cap Growth Equity portfolios based in New York, in addition to earlier being responsible for and contributing to group - January 15, 2013, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) said that it has appointed Gregory Eckersley as global head of internal equities, effective immediately.
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Mr. Eckersley joins ADIA after a long and distinguished career in the financial sector that includes 16 years at AllianceBernstein LP. From 2006 until his departure in 2011, he was responsible for managing AllianceBernstein’s Global and Large Cap Growth Equity portfolios based in New York, in addition to earlier being responsible for and contributing to group-wide emerging markets research and portfolio management oversight.
From 1998 until 2006, he established and led the firm’s South Africa business as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer for Alliance Capital Management in Cape Town. Mr. Eckersley began his career holding various portfolio management positions at a number of firms in London, including Cigna International Investment Advisors, Century Asset Management, and Draycott Partners. ■