De Passe joins the company from Generali Investments where he spent four years as head of institutional sales for Northern Europe based in Luxembourg.
Based in Brussels and reporting directly to Philip Goldsmith, managing director, Europe, he will be responsible for developing Ignis’ sales across the Benelux region, both the firm’s wholesale and institutional channels. A specific part of his remit will be to develop connections within the Dutch pensions market.
Prior to working at Generali, de Passe held various senior sales management positions at Axa where he worked for eight years.