To increase financial knowledge across Europe, Middle East and Africa
United Kingdom, 28 July 2013
Kate Lander, CFA, has been appointed head of Education for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at CFA Institute. Mrs Lander commenced her role on 22 July at CFA Institute in London, and she joined the organisation from Northern Trust
In her role, Mrs Lander will develop closer alliances with external business partners such as academic and industry professionals, CFA society leaders, investment practitioners and regulators; will lead university efforts and provide local intelligence that informs the organization’s global strategy. Mrs Lander will also serve as a spokesperson for the CFA Institute portfolio of educational programmes: the CFA Program ®, the CIPM ® Program, and the Claritas® Investment Certificate. She will be supported jointly by John Bowman, CFA, managing director and co-lead of Education, and Nitin Mehta, CFA, managing director of the EMEA region.
Nitin Mehta, CFA, managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, CFA Institute, commented: “We are delighted Kate Lander is joining the organisation at such a pivotal time in our educational endeavours, and the depth of her expertise will certainly be instrumental in driving forward our initiatives to contribute to the restoration of trust in the financial services industry, and to raise professional and ethical standards within it. This will include the successful delivery of the Claritas Investment Certificate, which is part of the work we are doing to help shape a forward looking investment industry in which we believe every financial professional has a part to play.”
Most recently, Mrs Lander worked as a transition manager specialist, senior vice president at Northern Trust in London. Prior to this role, she was head of Fixed Income, Securities Lending at Northern Trust Global Investments; product manager, Equity Finance at JP Morgan; and product manager at Northern Trust Global Investments. Mrs Lander is a CFA charterholder and has also served as director of the CFA Program at 7City Learning and BPP Professional Education.
CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion for ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. CFA Institute has more than 113,000 members in 140 countries and territories, including 102,000 CFA charterholders, and 137 member societies. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org.