The UBS European Conference and The UBS Red Thread

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Barry Gill is Co-Head of Investments and a member of the UBS Asset Management team. In this role he is responsible for UBS Asset Management’s direct public and private markets capabilities.
He was Head of Active Equities within UBS Asset Management from early 2016 and, before that, joined O’Connor in 2012 as a member of the management group where he ran a concentrated long/short strategy.
Prior to joining O’Connor, Barry was head of the Fundamental Investment Group (Americas) for nearly six years within UBS Investment Bank, investing and trading the firm's principal capital. Barry moved to the US in 2000 from London to rebuild the long / short principal investing effort within Equities following the creation of O’Connor as a hedge fund business.

In his five years in London at SBC and UBS, he was co-head of Pan-European Sector Trading, a proprietary book, and co-head of European Risk Program Trading for two years, preceded by two years as the head of the French trading book. Barry joined SBC's European derivatives desk as a graduate trainee in 1995.

Note: As at June 2026

Sonja Laud joined UBS in June 2026 as Co-Head of Investments and a member of the UBS AM Management Team. Sonja is also AM Region Head EMEA and a member of the UBS EMEA Leadership Forum.

Before joining UBS, Sonja spent seven years as Global Chief Investment Officer at Legal & General Asset Management, where she was responsible for all investment and stewardship activities across their active and index capabilities with GBP 1.1 trillion in AuM.

Prior to this, Sonja was Head of Equities at Fidelity International, and previously held various senior fund management roles including as Investment Director Multi-Asset at Barings Ltd, and Global Equities Fund Manager at Schroders PLC.

In 2001, Sonja began her career in investment management at DWS Group in Germany as Fund Manager in Global Equities.

Sonja is Chair of the UK’s Investment Association’s Investment Committee, in addition to being a member of the Investment Advisory Council at KENFO in Germany, and a member of the Steering Committee of the UK’s Investor & Issuer Forum.

Note: As at June 2026

Shamaila Khan is Head of Fixed Income Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific at UBS Asset Management. She is also a member of the Fixed Income Management team, Fixed Income Investment Forum (FIIF), and chairs the Emerging Markets FIIF sub-committee.

Shamaila joined UBS Asset Management in 2023, having previously been Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income at AllianceBernstein. Shamaila was also portfolio manager on several global multi-sector fixed income funds as well as EM multi-asset funds. Prior to her time at AllianceBernstein, Shamaila served as managing director of emerging-market debt for TIAA-CREF.

Shamaila has been actively managing and evaluating corporate and sovereign emerging-market debt issuance since 1998 and has participated in a number of emerging-market panels at investment conferences worldwide. She is the author of several published papers and blogs and has appeared in a wide range of global financial publications and financial television programs. She received a Top Women in Asset Management Award in 2019 and Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award in 2024, and in 2025 she was named one of the 12 most influential people in emerging market debt right now by Citywire.

Note: As at March 2026

Jonathan is Head of Global Bond Strategies and a senior portfolio manager in the Fixed Income team. He oversees the portfolio management teams running Multi Sector, Corporate and Euro HY strategies.

Jonathan is a member of the Fixed Income Investment Forum.

Jonathan joined UBS Asset Management in 2010, having previously been Head of Credit and Portfolio Manager at Western Asset Management between 1998 and 2009. In that role he was responsible for managing Global, Euro and Sterling corporate bond portfolios and had significant involvement in the credit allocation for Global, Euro and UK aggregate portfolios.

Prior to his 11 years at Western, Jonathan worked for NatWest Markets as a credit rating analyst and in corporate banking. He began his career in the mortgage industry as a loan officer and underwriter.

Note: As at June 2026

Andrew Marshak is a Managing Director and Head of Europe for the Credit Investments Group (CIG) , with primary responsibility for European loans and high yield bonds. Mr. Marshak has global responsibility for overseeing CIG's portfolio management and trading. Mr. Marshak is a member of the Corporate Credit Forum, Structured Credit Forum, and PCO Investment Committee.

Prior to joining CIG, Mr. Marshak was a Managing Director and a founding partner of First Dominion Capital, LLC, which he joined in 1997 from Indosuez Capital, where he served as a Vice President. Prior to joining Indosuez Capital in 1992, Mr. Marshak was an Analyst in the Investment Banking Department of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He holds a B.S., summa cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is currently a resident in London.

Note: As at March 2026

Ian Ashment is Head of Portfolio Engineering & Trading (PE&T) at UBS Asset Management, with overall global responsibility for the management of index/ETFs, systematic and structured strategies. He is also responsible for the team covering trading across UBS-AM Investments along with teams covering implementation of active strategies and SMA overlays. Ian has been instrumental in establishing, developing, and expanding the indexing and rules-based business of UBS AM, into a leading global specialist index manager with focus on research, customization, and sustainability. Since becoming Head of the Indexing business in 2006, AUM have grown more than twenty-fold to USD 1.1 trillion¹ on behalf of clients in more than 30 countries¹.

In addition to his role as Head of PE&T, Ian was appointed Country Head AM UK in March 2026, responsible for overseeing AM’s business in the UK and promoting cross-business collaboration in the location.

Ian is also a member of a number of UBS committees, including: UK Management & Risk Committee, Best Execution Committee, Stewardship Committee and Credit Risk Forum. Ian is also a Board member of UBS Asset Management UK Ltd. He previously chaired the Board of Directors for UBS (IRL) Fund Solutions plc (formerly UBS ETF Plc) for more than a decade since inception until 2022.

Prior to his current role, Ian was Global Head of Structured Beta & Indexing, responsible for index assets across all asset classes. He began his career at UBS Asset Management in 1985 as a statistical assistant before becoming a trainee active European equity fund manager and then a member of the Quantitative department specializing in indexing and risk measurement.

Ian is currently a member of the following industry and index committees: UK Investment Association’s Investment Committee, FTSE Russell Policy Advisory Board, MSCI Advisory Panel, and S&P Global Index Advisory Panel.

Note: As at March 2026
¹ Data as at 31 December 2025