London, January 22nd 2010

Petra Joucken is joining Fund Channel as Head of Management Company Relations. She will be responsible for developing new distribution agreements with management companies, notably in Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands, where Fund Channel is rapidly expanding its business.

From 2003 to the present Petra Joucken was Distribution Manager at ING. Her responsibilities included the distribution of third party funds for the private banking network. She began her career in 1990 at BGL Luxembourg as an institutional client relationship officer, subsequently gaining experience in fund management and private banking at a number of institutions.

Petra Joucken, 44, earned in 1989 an MBA from Brussels University (VUB), with a major in audit and finance.