Axioma Secures Christopher Woida as its Managing Director, Index Solutions

Axioma, a provider of risk and portfolio management solutions, has secured the services of Christopher Woida as its newest Managing Director, Index Solutions. The appointment represents the group’s latest on-boarding of veteran talent, with Mr. Woida previously serving an integral role at BlackRock.

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Axioma’s index business is responsible for leveraging and managing the main group’s portfolio-construction expertise and solutions. Its primary function is to help build systematic indices for third parties, mainly index providers, investment banks and asset managers.

In his new role as the Managing Director of Axioma’s Index Solutions unit, Mr. Woida will be tasked with the group’s strategy, development and sales across Axioma’s growing indexing initiative – his appointment is tendered with immediate effect.

He joins Axioma from BlackRock, having worked as a Senior Investment Strategist and a founding member of the Factor-Based Strategies Group at BlackRock. He spent a total of seven years at BlackRock, helping construct the company’s smart beta and factor-based platforms. Additional stops include Deutsche Bank Securities for two years, among others.

According to Sebastian Ceria, Chief Executive Officer of Axioma, in a statement on the appointment, “Chris brings a superb combination of strategic, sales and development skills to Axioma’s indexing initiative. This is a classic case of talent meets opportunity, and we’re delighted to have Chris joining the team.”