Biography
Main responsibilities
Ed is the co-manager of the Aviva Investors Sustainable Stewardship International Equity Fund. Ed’s sector specialism is in the Global Consumer sector.
Experience and qualifications
Ed was appointed co-portfolio manager of the Aviva Investors Sustainable Stewardship International Equity Fund in April 2023. Ed was previously responsible for the management of various European equity strategies after being promoted to portfolio manager in 2015. This included the Aviva Investors Climate Transition European Equity strategy. Ed was initially hired from Lloyds Banking Group as a support services equity analyst for the European and UK Equity team in 2013. Ed holds a BA (Hons) in Finance Accounting and Management from the University of Nottingham, and an Applied Diploma in Corporate Banking. He is a CFA® charterholder and passed the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing in July 2021.
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