Ex-AXA IM fixed income head Zemek joins BlackRock

AXA Investment Managers' former fixed income head Theo Zemek has taken up a new non-executive role at BlackRock.

According to the FCA register, Zemek (pictured) has been appointed CF2 Non-Executive Director, officially taking up the role on 2 June. Zemek was global head of fixed income at AXA IM for six years and left her role in 2014, after stepping back from running money in 2011. She was tight-lipped on her future plans at the time of her departure and has remained outside the industry until now. She was replaced in her role at AXA IM by John Porter, who joined the group from Barclays and remains at the firm.  Prior to working at AXA, Zemek had been head of fixed interest at New Star fo...