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OMBELINE MICHALLET JOINS CRÉDIT MUTUEL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Paris, 6 November 2025: Crédit Mutuel Asset Management, a management company of La Française, the multi-specialist asset management division of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, is pleased to announce the arrival of Ombeline MICHALLET to its quantitative portfolio management team, where she will support the development of the firm’s new ETF range. Ombeline reports to Nicolas DEVANT and Pierre Alain PATARD, co-Heads of Quantitative Investments within Crédit Mutuel Asset Management’s Quantitative Hub led by Paul GURZAL, co-Head of Fixed Income Management, responsible for specialized bonds.

Paul GURZAL commented: “Ombeline’s arrival marks an important milestone in the development of our ETF offering. Her international experience, combined with her broad expertise across all asset classes and strong background in quantitative management, will further enhance our team’s capabilities and strengthen our ability to deliver high-quality ETF management.”

Ombeline MICHALLET, 30, Quantitative Portfolio Manager

Ombeline brings solid international experience in asset management. She began her career as an intern at Oddo before moving to UBS in Paris, and later to PIMCO in London in 2019, where she worked as an Assistant Portfolio Manager, first specializing in Emerging Market Bonds and later in European Investment Grade Credit. In 2021, she joined Ossiam in Paris, a quantitative investment firm affiliated with Natixis IM, as a Quantitative and ETF Portfolio Manager, focusing on systematic bond and equity strategies.

Ombeline holds a Master of Science in financial markets and a master’s degree in management from EDHEC Business School. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie and a degree in economics and management from Université Paris Panthéon-Assas.

About La Française

La Française, the asset management division of the first benefit corporation bank, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, offers conviction-based investment strategies across all asset classes, combining performance targets and sustainability objectives. As a multi-specialist asset manager, its teams focus on their core expertise while integrating advanced ESG principles into their analyses and investment processes. La Française operates across listed and unlisted markets, including real estate. With over €160 billion in assets under management*, 1,000 professionals and a presence in 10 countries, La Française designs innovative investment solutions tailored to clients’ objectives and investment horizons.

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Issued by La Française Finance Services, whose registered office is 128, boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris, France and approved by the ACPR under number 18673 as an investment company.

Crédit Mutuel Asset Management: 128 Boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris is an asset management company approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers under n° GP 97 138 and registered with ORIAS (www.orias.fr) under no. 25003045 since 11/04/2025. Public Limited Company (Société Anonyme) with share capital of €3,871,680, RCS Paris n° 388 555 021. Crédit Mutuel Asset Management is an asset management company of Groupe La Française, the holding company of the asset management branch of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale.

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