In this role, Gerhardt will report to Philippe Uzan, CIO at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management.
Under his leadership the emerging markets & commodities team of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management will be expanded to 14 fund mangers.
The asset manager said in addition to the four managers located in Paris, and to the six Asian equities specialists in Hong Kong, another three managers are expected to join Gerhardt in Frankfurt in the forthcoming months.
Gerhardt began his career at KPMG and subsequently moved to the equity fund management section of DWS Investments in 1994, the asset management subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management is specialized in managing equities, convertible bonds and asset allocation and benefits from its parent company, La Compagnie Financiere Edmond de Rothschild.
With offices in Paris, Hong Kong, Santiago de Chile, Frankfurt, Madrid and Brussels, the company offers investment solutions to institutional investors, banking and insurance company partners and distribution platforms globally.
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management had EUR14.7bn under management in asset management mandates and 26 open-ended funds approved for sale in 16 countries, as of 31 March 2011.
