Lazard Asset Management has appointed an additional sales manager for the Swiss market. He joins from the Zurich-based team of Franklin Templeton.

Marc Dreier joins the Swiss sales team of Lazard Asset Management. The appointment is further proof of the growth strategy pursued by the company in Switzerland.

Dreier spent the past five years in the sales team of Franklin Templeton in Zurich. Previously, he was a sales executive at J.P. Morgan Asset Management based in Zurich and New York.

At Lazard Asset Management he will cater to clients from banks, insurance firms and independent wealth managers. He will report to sales boss Anton Commissaris.