Swetha Ramachandran has joined RBC BlueBay Asset Management as a global equities portfolio trader for the consumer sector.
Based in London, she reports to head of global equity, managing director and senior portfolio manager Habib Subjally.
BlueBay represents RBC Global Asset Management’s non-North American operations. Its global equity team holds US$29.2 billion in assets under management globally, serving both institutional and wholesale investors.
Subjally commented, “This is the second portfolio manager role we have added to the Global Equity team this year, following the appointment of Jonathan Crown in June, signalling our deep commitment to, and client demand for, this asset class.”
Ramachandran has more than 25 years of industry experience and joins BlueBay from Artemis Investment Management. Most recently she managed the Artemis Funds (Lux) – Leading Consumer Brands fund, which was liquidated on 31 July.
Earlier in her career, Ramachandran was lead manager of GAM Investment Management’s luxury brands strategies and covered consumer stocks at AllianceBernstein.