
Soraya Chabarek
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Soraya is President and CEO of Manulife | CQS Investment Management. She is a senior partner, Chair of the Board of CQS Management Limited and a member of the Board of Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited. She’s also a member of the Asset Advisory Committee for Multi Asset Credit. Since joining CQS over 13 years ago, Soraya has been instrumental in the transformation of the firm from a hedge fund manager into a multi-sector alternative credit platform. She has led the growth of the firm’s core credit strategies to reach a broader client base of institutional investors and private wealth channels globally. Soraya is directly involved in shaping the investment platform to provide the best offering to clients. With her extensive experience, she oversees key relationships with the firm’s clients around the world and under her leadership, the firm has won prestigious investment mandates, including with major global public and private pension schemes.
As CEO, Soraya has focused on cultivating the next generation of talent, especially in her role leading the front office investment teams. She has also championed wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, including founding the CQS Women’s Network, and has built multi-year partnerships with charities and organizations that promote youth development. During her 25+ year career, Soraya has had exposure to a broad range of strategies, including credit, convertibles, global macro, equities, and emerging markets. She’s well-known and respected for her ability to provide client-oriented solutions and shape strategies to meet client needs. Soraya began her career at HSBC Private Bank and in 2000, moved to Permal Investment Management in London where she focused on distributing fund of hedge funds across EMEA. As a fluent Arabic speaker, Soraya joined GLG Partners in 2004 as a Principal (and Partner) to build out their Middle Eastern presence. The region became a significant contributor to AUM growth. In 2008, when Greg Coffey joined Moore Europe Capital Management, Soraya joined with him as Head of Distribution for Emerging Macro Strategies and a Partner. Here, she successfully rebuilt the asset base during a difficult period in asset management.
Education: B.A., Economics and Public Administration, University of London
Joined the company: 2012 (CQS)
Began career: 2000
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