OREANDA-NEWS. Gazprombank, a leading Russian bank, announces that it has appointed Aylin Suntay as Head of Gazprombank Asset Management. She will hold the position of First Vice-President.

Before joining Gazprombank, Ms. Suntay was Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Equities at Pictet Asset Management in Switzerland with investment management centres in Geneva, Zurich, London, Tokyo and Singapore. Prior to joining Pictet, Aylin’s positions included Head of European Equities at First State in London; and Emerging Markets Fund Manager at USA's Nicholas Applegate.

Commenting on the appointment, Deputy Chairman of Gazprombank, Alexey Matveev said, "Gazprombank is delighted to be able to benefit from Aylin’s twenty years of top-class international investment management expertise. Her experience as a senior investment manager across a wide range of products and geographies will play a vital part in further strengthening our asset management business."