Wendel recruits product director from AXA IM for its asset management platform

A product and marketing roadmap entrusted to Bénédicte Rabier

Announced by Wendel on October 5, 2026, the appointment of Bénédicte Rabier as Chief Product Officer of Wendel Investment Managers took effect on October 1, 2026. She will work closely with Cyril Marie, recently appointed to Wendel's management board, which is led by Laurent Mignon.

Her responsibilities focus on defining and implementing the product roadmap and marketing strategy. She will oversee product design and marketing initiatives, contribute to identifying new growth opportunities, and support the expansion of the platform's offering. She will also participate in the execution of the platform's long-term strategic plan.

According to Wendel, this appointment represents "an important new milestone" in the development of its third-party asset management platform. The group embarked on this shift in 2023, alongside its proprietary investments, and acquired 51% of IK Partners in May 2024, 72% of Monroe Capital in March 2025, and then 64% of Committed Advisors (including forward sale) in April 2026.

A career spanning over twenty years in alternative investment

At 49 years old, Bénédicte Rabier previously served as Managing Director, Chief Product Officer at AXA Investment Managers - Prime. She began her career in 2001 at Société Générale Asset Management as a fund derivatives analyst, before trading and structuring such products at Natixis CIB, Lehman Brothers, and Barclays Capital in New York until 2012.

In 2013, she joined asset management at Allenbridge/MJ Hudson, where she selected alternative investments for institutional investors. From 2014 to 2016, she held the position of senior product specialist at Amundi Alternative Investments, focusing on private assets and hedge funds.

Between 2016 and 2022, she led internationally the Investments Specialists Group at Natixis Investment Managers, covering Europe, the MENA region, and Asia-Pacific with a focus on private markets. She holds a degree from Paris-Dauphine University (DESS Asset Management "222").