Paul Cuddy is a Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co. in Sydney and Head of Asia Pacific. He began working in the investment field in 1989. Prior to joining Lazard in 2017, Paul’s most recent role was as Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer of Bennelong Australian Equity Partners. Previously, he was Director and Co-head of Australian Equities at ING Investment Management. He has also held portfolio management and analyst positions at NRMA Asset Management and Westpac Investment Management. Paul has a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Finance, from the University of Technology Sydney.