Brigitte Weisenberg

Bank Gutmann AG is an independent Austrian bank which was established in 1922 to provide wealth management and advisory services for domestic and foreign foundations, families, high-net worth individuals and institutional investors. Based in Vienna, the bank's core competency is portfolio management. In addition to their core business in Austria, they serve clients from Eastern and Southern Europe, the German-speaking countries, Latin America and the Middle East. In Hungary, they are represented by a separate asset management subsidiary. The WU Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management, financially supported by Bank Gutmann, seeks to foster the exchange of knowledge between international academics and practitioners and contribute to the advancement of applied research, the transfer of know-how, and the development of future employees for the financial industry.

Pioneer Investments Austria GmbH (PIA) is the Austrian asset management arm of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by Rue de la Boetie's Credit Agricole SA (XP: ACA; ADR; CRARY) in France. The firm dates to 1956 when Creditanstalt established Österreichische Investment Gesellschaft, which merged with Bank Austria’s investment company in 1998 and became Pioneer Investments Austria in 2006. PIA is headquartered in Vienna and manages mutual funds, pension funds and funds of funds for institutional clients and private individuals. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Nation Principles for Responsible Investment and aim to create sustainable value for their clients, employees, local communities and shareholders.