Chicago-based Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed John Abunassar as new head of sales and distribution in North America for the Institutional Group.
The Institutional Group offers investment solutions globally to a range of its customers, which includes corporations, sovereign and government entities, foundations, endowments and family offices.
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In his new role, Abunassar will be based in Chicago and will manage the institutional sales and consultant relations teams at Northern Trust Asset Management as well as develop new and deeper relationships with clients.
Abunassar, who has over two decades of asset management industry experience, was most recently head of institutional sales and consultant relations teams at Northern Trust Asset Management in Chicago.
Prior to this, he served as head of North American institutional business development and consultant relations at William Blair.
He also held senior roles at William Blair Hedge Fund Strategies team, Allegiant Asset Management, and Banc One Investment Advisors.
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By GlobalDataNorthern Trust Asset Management executive vice president and head of the Institutional Group Jason Tyler said: "John Abunassar is a results-driven executive who brings transformational leadership experience, having built successful sales, consultant relations and client service teams in both traditional and alternative strategies."
