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Horst is responsible for developing the Austrian and Eastern Europe business in cooperation with the team in Germany. He is located in Vienna. Horst began working in the investment field in 1980 as a private banker. Prior to joining Lazard Asset Management in 2023, Horst was an Executive Director Relationship Manager at LGT Bank Austria since 2020 and a Director Sales at Franklin Templeton Austria since 2005. He holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the Vienna SMA and is a Certified Wealth Manager Advisor.

Daniela Weißenborn is Head of the Third Party Distribution Team for Germany and Austria and located in Frankfurt am Main. She began working in the investment field in 2000. Prior to joining Lazard in 2019, she was Head of Banks, Asset Managers & Family Offices Europe at Metzler Asset Management GmbH for 12 years. Before that, she was working as a Senior Sales Manager at Columbia Threadneedle for 3 years and before that at Allianz Global Investors in the same role for 4 years. From 1991 until 2000, Daniela Weißenborn was working at Commerzbank as a client relationship manager responsible for high net worth individuals and before at Rhön-Rennsteig-Sparkasse (savings bank). Daniela Weißenborn has a degree in banking economics from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Nicole Thiel is responsible for Institutional Sales & Client Service at Lazard Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH. She began working in the investment field in 1995. Prior to joining Lazard in October 2000, Nicole Thiel worked for Deutsche Bank S.A. in Luxemburg on project finance and for Sparkasse Trier. She finished a banking apprenticeship with Sparkasse Trier in 1995. She has a degree (Bankbetriebswirtin) from Bankakademie e.V. in Frankfurt and is a member of DVFA and is CEFA Investment Analyst