Membership Directory - Individual
Nick Ring
Chief Executive Officer, EMEA at Columbia Threadneedle Investments
About
Bio: Nick Ring returned to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in September 2019 as CEO, EMEA and he is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. He has over 30 years’ experience in the investment industry across a variety of distribution, product, strategy and general management positions.
Nick spent four years at Jupiter Asset Management as the Global Head of Distribution following a seven-year career at Columbia Threadneedle where he worked in various product and distribution roles before becoming Global Head of Product in 2014. He joined the company from Northern Trust where he held various roles including Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Global Investments International and Managing Director & Head of International Wealth Management. Nick also worked at KPMG, Gartmore Fund Managers and Prudential earlier in his career.
Nick has a LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Reading.
He comments: “I am delighted to be associated with and able to promote the critical agenda being advanced by LGBT Great. As the head of Columbia Threadneedle’s EMEA business, I am passionate and committed to progressing our Diversity and Inclusion agenda. A key foundation of this is both embracing and advancing the opportunities for LGBT+, as it allows our people to be themselves in a safe environment, bringing their own individuality into our community, making us stronger through our diversity.”
Nick spent four years at Jupiter Asset Management as the Global Head of Distribution following a seven-year career at Columbia Threadneedle where he worked in various product and distribution roles before becoming Global Head of Product in 2014. He joined the company from Northern Trust where he held various roles including Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Global Investments International and Managing Director & Head of International Wealth Management. Nick also worked at KPMG, Gartmore Fund Managers and Prudential earlier in his career.
Nick has a LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Reading.
He comments: “I am delighted to be associated with and able to promote the critical agenda being advanced by LGBT Great. As the head of Columbia Threadneedle’s EMEA business, I am passionate and committed to progressing our Diversity and Inclusion agenda. A key foundation of this is both embracing and advancing the opportunities for LGBT+, as it allows our people to be themselves in a safe environment, bringing their own individuality into our community, making us stronger through our diversity.”
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