Tom Mermuys

KBC Asset Management NV (KBC AM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of KBC Bank NV, itself a subsidiary of KBC Group SA/NV (XB: KBC; ADR: KBCSY) in Belgium. The firm was founded in 2000 and is previously a division of KBC Bank. Headquartered in Brussels, KBC AM provides asset management services to private individuals, corporate clients and institutions. They also manage a range of mutual funds across various asset classes, markets and strategies.

KBI Global Investors Ltd. (KBI) is the Irish asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by Amundi SA (EPA: AMUN) in France. The firm was founded in 1980 and was formerly known as Kleinwort Benson Investors Dublin Ltd. They were renamed KBI Global Investors Ltd. in 2016. Headquartered in Dublin, the firm is committed to growing their capability as a specialist provider of innovative equity investment strategies for institutional investors. KBI is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and integrated ESG practices into their investment process.