Sustainability and ESG

Hendrik-Jan Boer joined Neuberger Berman in November 2020 as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in the Global Sustainable Equity investment team. Hendrik-Jan joined from NN Investment Partners, where since 2004 he had been the Investment Team Manager of Sustainable Investments, a Senior Portfolio Manager of Sustainable Equity Strategies, the Chair of the NN IP Proxy Voting Committee, and a member of the NN IP ESG Board. He joined NN Investment Partners in 1998 and prior to that, was a senior corporate analyst at NatWest Securities, and before that was a senior corporate and European sector analyst at I.R.I.S. (Institute for Research and Investment Services). He began his career at Swiss Bank Corp as a strategist and corporate analyst. Hendrik-Jan earned a MSc in Economics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

Alex Zuiderwijk, CFA, joined Neuberger Berman in November 2020 as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in the Global Sustainable Equity investment team. Alex joined from NN Investment Partners, where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Sustainable Equity Strategies and a member of the NN IP Proxy Voting Committee. Prior to that, he was at ING IM most recently as a Senior Investment Analyst and before that as an Equity Trader. He began his career at ING Barings as a Research Editor. Alex earned a MSc in Economics & Finance from Open University in 2006 and a BSc in Economics & Law from Haagse Hogeschool in 1999.

Jeroen Brand joined Neuberger Berman in November 2020 as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in the Global Sustainable Equity investment team. Jeroen joined from NN Investment Partners, where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Sustainable Equity Strategies. Prior to that, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager at ING IM. He began his career at AEGON Asset Management as a Portfolio Manager. Jeroen earned a MSc in Business Administration from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

Camiel Mulders joined Neuberger Berman in November 2020 as a Senior Research Analyst covering the Fintech and Financial Inclusion value chain sector and is a member of the Global Sustainable Equity investment team. Since 2006, Camiel covered the Financials sector for NN Investment Partners. Previously, Camiel spent 8 years at Rabobank as an equity analyst, where he covered consumer staples and later financials. Camiel holds a MSc in Corporate Finance from Nijenrode University.

Mark van der Geest joined Neuberger Berman in November 2020 as a Senior Research Analyst covering the Energy Transition and Industrial Innovation value chain sector and is a member of the Global Sustainable Equity investment team. Since 2013, Mark covered the Global Industrials sector for NN Investment Partners, and, in 2018, he added coverage of the Global Technology Hardware and Semiconductor sectors. Previously, Mark spent 18 years on the sell-side at various brokers, including UBS and ABN AMRO. Mark holds a MSc in Econometrics from the University of Groningen.

Alex Kushev, CFA, Vice President, joined Neuberger Berman in November 2020 as a Research Analyst covering the Conscious Consumer value chain sector and is a member of the Global Sustainable Equity investment team. Since 2016, Alex covered the Global Consumer sector for NN Investment Partners. From 2014 to 2016, Alex was part of the Graduate Asset Management Program at NN Investment Partners, which included rotations in Global Equity Research, Emerging Markets Debt and manager selection at NN's in-house consulting arm, Altis. Alex holds a MSc in Finance and Investments (Cum Laude) from Rotterdam School of Management, a Bsc in Economics and Business from University of Amsterdam and is a CFA charter holder.