Bio

Lucienne Jallabert has over 17 years of financial advisory, research and investment experience in Asia and Europe. Prior to Ivory, she was based for five years in Beijing as Senior Vice President with CEBM Group, a leading Chinese independent investment advisory firm providing institutional investors with China macro research and sector strategies. Lucienne was responsible for initiatives related to investment research and sales, and client-driven business efforts such as QDII, QFII and other cross-border ventures. She helped formulate investment strategies on China topics, originated and drove initiatives to leverage CEBM’s business relationships with investment institutions in and outside China (e.g. assistance in QDII/QFII partner searches, capital raising, strategic and business assessments). Clients included several of China’s largest fund management companies, such as China AMC, Bosera, China Southern, Guangfa and E-Fund. She was an Associate Director with UBS Investment Bank in London and Singapore, specializing in Telecoms, Media & Technology (2000-2003). Lucienne advised Vodafone Group on its strategic partnership with Swisscom (Euro 2.95 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in Swisscom Mobile, combined with an MVNO agreement in Germany), the sale of its fixed/mobile operator in Austria (telering), and the strategic management of its investments in mobile operators SFR (France) and Vodafone Egypt. In Singapore, she worked on the MobileOne(“M1”) IPO. Lucienne began her career at Ernst & Young Paris (1996-2000), where she managed statutory audit assignments, performed buyer and seller due diligence, and provided transaction support services for public and private companies in the Telecoms, Internet and Media sectors. Lucienne is a graduate of HEC Business School and Sciences Po Paris in France, and holds a M.Sc. in Economics from Paris Dauphine University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a regular member of both the CFA Institute and CFA Singapore.