Robert F. Richardson

Mr. Robert F.
Richardson is a Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Plenisfer Investments SGR SpA.
He has over over thirty years experience in the financial sector and fund management industry, he is responsible for full oversight of the firm’s operating environment and is a voting member of the Investment Committee.
Previously, COO then CEO and Director of Pioneer Investment Management Ltd.
and Director of Pioneer Asset Management, SA, Luxembourg (and subsequently held the same roles in Amundi), he oversaw the firm’s Irish entities and their foreign offices.
His responsibilities included governance, regulatory relationships and business activities centred out of Ireland.
Active across different industry bodies, he is the former Chairman of the Irish Investment Industry Association and former Chairman of the Forum for European Asset Managers.
Before joining Pioneer Investments, he was VP of The Boston Company where he was responsible for international operations management, systems development and business strategy within the Fund Administration Division.
He has a BA in Economics from Middlebury College in Vermont, USA and a General Course Certificate from the London School of Economics.