Mark Bodon appointed as Senior Portfolio Manager EMD at AXA IM

Mark Bodon appointed as Senior Portfolio Manager EMD at AXA IM

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Mark Bodon has been appointed as Senior Portfolio Manager EMD at AXA Investment Managers.

Bodon joins the Emerging Markets & Asian Fixed Income team and reports to Magda Branet, Head of Emerging Markets & Asian Fixed Income. He co-manages the AXA WF Asian Short Duration Bonds fund, and the AXA WF Asian High Yield Bonds fund alongside Magda and Portfolio Manager Mikhail Volodchenko.

Prior to joining AXA IM, Mark was a Portfolio Manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments where he was a co-lead on a variety of hard currency sovereign and corporate debt investment strategies, and before that he was a Senior Portfolio Manager at First Sentier Investors.

Commenting on Mark’s appointment, Magda Branet said: 'Mark is a fantastic addition to the emerging market debt team, and brings his breadth of knowledge in the space to some of our existing strategies. Our approach to investment management is very much team based, and we believe Mark has all the skills to complement our existing expertise, while bringing new ideas to the table.'

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