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Candriam Investors Group appoints chief strategy officer
Asset manager Candriam Investors Group, a European investment firm owned by US assurance company New York Life, has appointed a chief strategy officer. Elias Farhat will be responsible for managing the €100 billion investment firm's growth strategy. Farhat is the founder and managing partner of management consultancy Velocity Partners and a partner at private equity investor Capital E Advisors. A company statement said Farhat would join Candriam's executive committee.