Head of Multimanager Department, Deputy-CIO, AZ Fund Management S.A.
Claudio Basso joined the Azimut Group in 2006. He is head of the Multimanager team and deputy chief investment officer at AZ Fund Management S.A.
As head of the Multimanager Department, he is responsible for the entire process of fund selection and third parties due diligence. He is also responsible for the asset allocation and risk control of the multimanager portfolios.
As deputy-CIO, Claudio participates in the Group’s strategic investment committee, with a special expertise in emerging markets. He is involved in the day-to-day oversight of the Company’s funds and the implementation of the investment strategies approved by the strategic investment committee.
He has been appointed as product developer for new funds with a focus on emerging markets. Furthermore, Claudio holds directorship in several Group’s subsidiary.
Claudio began his career in 2003 as proprietary trader on Italian equities for a primary private bank in Italy. He then moved in 2004 to a primary family office, where he was responsible for due diligence on third parties funds and asset allocation of three funds.
Claudio graduated in Economics from the University of Turin with honours cum laude. His mother tongue is Italian and he speaks fluent English and French.