Morrison, a leading global infrastructure investment manager, today announced the appointment of Gianfranco Saladino as Executive Director, Europe, who will commence in the role in April.
Based in Zurich, Gianfranco Saladino brings more than 14 years of European infrastructure investment experience spanning Italy, Spain, the DACH region and the Nordics, with deep expertise in value add and core plus strategies. In his role, he will work closely with Morrison’s UK and European investment team to originate, execute and manage infrastructure investments aligned with the firm’s disciplined, long-term investment approach.
Most recently, Mr Saladino served as Executive Director and Head of Value Add Infrastructure at Swiss Life Asset Managers, where he led the firm’s value add infrastructure strategy across Europe. During his tenure, he was responsible for originating and executing a range of infrastructure investments across sectors including digital infrastructure, healthcare, transport and emerging infrastructure subsectors, as well as building and leading a dedicated investment team. Prior to Swiss Life Asset Managers, Mr Saladino held senior roles at BlueOrchard Finance, where he established and led a sustainable infrastructure investment platform, and earlier in his career spent six years with Partners Group in its Private Infrastructure team across Zurich, London and Zug.
Partner and Head of UK & Europe Peter Coman said: “Gianfranco’s proven track record of originating and delivering complex infrastructure investments in both Europe and North America will complement and deepen our existing investment team capabilities. As Morrison continues to scale our business in the UK and Europe, Gianfranco will be central to building our European market presence as well as sourcing and delivering long term value opportunities for our investors. We’re delighted to welcome him at a time of such strong momentum across our global platform.”
Mr Saladino added: “Europe is entering an important phase for infrastructure investment, with strong long-term demand across digital, social and sustainable assets. Morrison has built a highly credible investment platform in the region, and I’m excited to contribute to its next stage of growth. I look forward to working closely with colleagues across the firm to build on the strong momentum already underway in Europe. Morrison has built a highly credible investment platform in the region, and I’m excited to contribute to its next stage of growth.”
