BNP Paribas Investment Partners Canada

Wouter Weijand, CFA | BNP Paribas Investment Partners Canada

Wouter initiated the High Income Equity Fund in Europe late 2002 and was the architect of this new equity investment style within BNP Paribas Investment Partners Canada (formerly Fortis Investments). Wouter acts as Global Head, leading the teams in Chicago, Hong Kong and Amsterdam.

He started his career at the Pierson Economic Bureau in 1983 after a year at the Ministry of Finance in 1982. In 1984, he became portfolio manager at Pierson Capital Management and was mainly responsible for global fixed income portfolio management. In 1990, he joined ABN AMRO Asset Management as portfolio manager of the balanced portfolios where he managed fixed income, equity and property for both institutional and private clients. He then became Global Head of Property, a position which he served until 2004.

Wouter has over 25 years of investment experience over a broad range of products and is Senior Vice President. He holds a Master Degree in Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.