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RBC GAM grows its Global Equity team with new Portfolio Manager hire

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RBC GAM • Sep 2, 2025

September 2, 2025 (London): RBC Global Asset Management (“RBC GAM”) has appointed Swetha Ramachandran in a newly created role as a Portfolio Manager covering the consumer sector in the Global Equity team. Reporting to Habib Subjally, Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Global Equity, Swetha will be based in London and joins a team of 17 experienced and long-standing global equity specialists who collectively have over 200 years of investment experience.

Swetha brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services. Most recently, she served as a Fund Manager at Artemis Investment Management, co-managing Artemis’ Global Select and Global Focus strategies. Prior to this, Swetha worked at Swiss asset manager, GAM Investment Management as Lead Manager of its Luxury Brands strategies, and before that at AllianceBernstein as a Vice-President, Asset Management responsible for consumer stocks.

Commenting on the hire, Habib said: “We are thrilled to welcome Swetha in this newly created role. 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. Swetha brings great enthusiasm and a wealth of experience, particularly in consumer branded and luxury companies that will be a great addition to our team’s specialist knowledge base.”

The Global Equity team consists of industry specialists spanning all major global sectors and manages relatively concentrated portfolios, focusing capital on best investment ideas. The team manages a total of 12 strategies with a collective AUM of US$29.2 billion for institutional and wholesale investors across the globe.

Contact: Tony Catinella
Tony.catinella@rbc.com
617-763-7232

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