Pictet Asset Management Appoints Rick Bisignano as U.S. Head of Institutional Distribution

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pictet Asset Management, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, today announced the appointment of Rick Bisignano as U.S. Head of Institutional Distribution. Based in Pictet’s New York office, Mr. Bisignano will lead the firm’s institutional business development and client relationships in the United States, with a focus on public and corporate pension plans, endowments, foundations, insurers and the investment consultants and OCIOs that advise them. He will report to Elizabeth Dillon, CEO of Pictet Asset Management (USA).

In his new role, Mr. Bisignano will be responsible for expanding Pictet’s U.S. institutional client base and deepening the firm’s relationships across the consultant community. He will bring Pictet’s global investment capabilities to U.S. institutional investors seeking differentiated sources of return and diversification.

“We are delighted to welcome Rick as we continue to build Pictet Asset Management’s institutional presence in the U.S.,” said Elizabeth Dillon, CEO of Pictet Asset Management (USA). “Rick brings deep knowledge of the U.S. institutional market and long-standing relationships with asset owners and consultants, which will be essential as we bring more of Pictet’s global capabilities to American institutions.”

Mr. Bisignano has over 20 years of experience in institutional distribution and client service, with a track record of building and maintaining relationships with institutional clients and consultants while driving business growth. He joins Pictet from Allspring Global Investments, where he served as Head of East Region, Institutional Client Group. Prior to that, he spent more than 13 years at Wells Fargo Asset Management, most recently as Northeast Region Lead. Mr. Bisignano has also held client service and sales roles at Bank of Ireland Asset Management and InterSec Research Corporation.

“Institutional investors are rethinking portfolio construction in today’s market and looking for partners with real global depth and a long-term perspective,” said Mr. Bisignano. “Pictet’s more than 200-year history as an independent, partner-owned firm, combined with its institutional heritage, is a powerful proposition. I look forward to building lasting relationships with U.S. asset owners and their consultants.”

Pictet Asset Management manages USD363 billion globally on behalf of pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, financial intermediaries and other clients.

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About Pictet Asset Management

Pictet Asset Management includes all the operating subsidiaries and divisions of the Pictet group that carry out institutional asset management and fund management. Pictet Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority.

At 30^th September 2026, Pictet Asset Management has CHF294 (EUR310, GBP265, USD353) billion in assets. Pictet Asset Management has eighteen business development centres worldwide, extending from London, Brussels, Geneva, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich to Hong Kong, Taipei, Osaka, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Montreal and New York.

About Pictet Group

The Pictet Group is a partnership of owner-managers, with principles of succession and transmission of ownership that have remained unchanged since its foundation in 1805. The Group focuses exclusively on wealth management, asset management, alternative investments and related asset services. It does not engage in investment banking, nor does it extend commercial loans.

With CHF 810 (EUR 878/USD 1004/GBP 756) billion in assets under management or custody as at 30 June 2026, Pictet is today one of Europe’s leading independent wealth and asset managers for private clients and institutional investors.

Founded and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Pictet today employs around 5,600 people. It has 31 offices worldwide, in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Lausanne, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Monaco, Montreal, Munich, Nassau, New York, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Stuttgart, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Turin, Verona and Zurich.