Amundi : strengthens its commitment to women and young talent through its golf sponsorship initiatives

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Amundi strengthens its commitment to women and young talent through its golf sponsorship initiatives

London, UK,June 8, 2021by Amundi

Four months since becoming the title sponsor of the only women's golf major in continental Europe - renamed 'The Amundi Evian Championship' -, Amundi is launching two new programs to support women and young talent: the Amundi Women Talent and the Amundi Young Talent Programs, respectively.

Driven by our commitment to diversity and equality, Europe's leading asset manager with more than 1.75 trillion euros of assets under management, confirms its support for the development of women's sports.

Through its Amundi Women Talent program, Amundi will commit to delivering financial support to five European women golfers for a period of two years, in order to help raise their profile on the international golfing stage. Other actions will also be implemented throughout the year to support the selected golfers.

The following five players have been selected:

• CAMILLE CHEVALIER - France
  2020 Ladies European Tour ranking : 86th
  International ranking : 563^rd / Ranked 9^th French player

• LUCREZIA COLOMBOTTO ROSSO - Italy
  2020 Ladies European Tour ranking : 24th
  International ranking: 379^th / Ranked 2^nd Italian player

• KAROLIN LAMPERT - Germany
  2020 Ladies European Tour ranking : 5^th
  International ranking: 279^th / Ranked 6^th German player

• LUCIE MALCHIRAND - France

Turned pro in June 2021

• LUNA SOBRON GALMES - Spain
  2020 Ladies European Tour ranking : 12nd
  International ranking: 236^th / Ranked 4^th Spanish player

In addition, Amundi will support the younger generation by supporting nine young French talents selected during the U18 tournament in Evian, whose objective is to enter the university recruitment process in the United States, in partnership with the AJGA (American Junior Golf Association).

Alain Berry, Head of Communications at Amundi, said: 'Equal opportunities are part of Amundi's core values and we consider diversity - in all its forms - to be a real asset for society and for the company. We are delighted to be able to contribute to the visibility of these four promising players and to allow the new generation to capitalize on their performances to study abroad.'

Amundi, which has been involved in golf since 2011, took a new step in February by becoming the title sponsor of the women's golf major in Evian for the next five years, which was renamed 'The Amundi Evian Championship' for the occasion.