PRESS RELEASEMSCI Appoints Alvise Munari as Chief Product Officer
NEW YORK – July 2, 2024 – MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision
support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced that Alvise Munari,
MSCI’s current Chief Client Officer, has been appointed Chief Product Officer.
Mr. Munari will now be responsible for leading product development and innovation, applying his deep
insights into MSCI’s global client base. He will continue to drive strong collaboration between MSCI’sproduct teams and the firm’s client coverage, marketing, research, technology, and data teams todevelop and deliver innovative solutions to meet investors’ complex and unique needs for differentiatedtools and insights to power their investment strategies.
Mr. Munari has transformed the MSCI global client coverage team through a relentless focus onunderstanding clients’ needs and delivering holistic solutions, leading to record growth and client
retention across regions, segments, and products. He has 20 years of prior financial industry experience,
including in product innovation leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley.
Mr. Munari will continue to report to Baer Pettit, President and Chief Operating Officer at MSCI.
With Mr. Munari’s appointment, Axel Kilian will be appointed to the role of Chief Client Officer, now
reporting to Mr. Pettit. Mr. Kilian joined MSCI in 2020 as Head of Client Coverage for EMEA, and he has
been instrumental in driving MSCI’s growth in this region. He has 25 years of experience in theinvestment industry, leading EMEA and global coverage organizations at UBS, Nomura, Lehman
Brothers, and JPMorgan Chase.
Baer Pettit, MSCI President and Chief Operating Officer, said: “Alvise has a proven track record ofclient-centric leadership, and we are excited to have him drive MSCI’s next chapter of productinnovation to deliver value to our clients and help them build better portfolios. Axel’s promotion also
demonstrates our commitment to talent mobility, and our ability to develop and promote theoutstanding leaders we have at MSCI.”-EndsAbout MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investmentcommunity. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better
investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return andconfidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions
that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process. To learn
more, please visit www.msci.com.

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