Patrick has been Head of the Trading & Execution Desk at PGGM since September 2007. PGGM is the third biggest asset manager for pension funds in Europe with approximately € 200 billion AuM.
Patrick currently heads a team of professionals who can hold risk or act as an agent servicing 16 different teams of portfolio managers across all liquid asset categories. He is responsible for all relationships with financial counterparts and for all Front Office IT & facility related services.
Patrick is also a member of the PGGM Allocation Committee who advise clients on long-term tactical adjustments to their investment portfolio. For the last 2 years he has co-headed the company’s IT department as well.
Patrick holds positions on various committees and working groups (ECB FXCG, FEMR MPP, FMSB, BIS MPG, AFM/DNB and the ACI FXC. He is also advisor to Tradetech (WBR), Tradingscreen SGX and Bloomberg FX.
Prior to working at PGGM he started his career as a FX trader at ABN AMRO in 1995. After 6 years he joined ABP (now APG) to set up the trading desk which resulted in a cross asset team of 13 people covering all assets. In 2006 he moved to Lehman Brothers in London to become part of a new proprietary desk running FX and Rates risk.
Patrick studied Banking & Finance at the business school of Enschede and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente.