Mark Versey

Profile

Job title

Chief Executive Officer

Contact details

Work location

London, United Kingdom

Joined Aviva Investors

2014

Joined The Industry

1993

Biography

Main responsibilities

Mark is CEO and an Executive Director of both Aviva Investors Holdings Limited and Aviva Investors Global Services Limited.  He sits on the Executive Committee of Aviva Plc. Aviva Investors today manages in excess of £240bn of assets for the Aviva group and external clients.

Mark Versey joined Aviva Investors in 2014 and was appointed CEO in January 2021. Previously, he was Chief Investment Officer for Aviva Investors Real Assets business.

Mark sits on the Board of the Investment Association having previously been on its Investment Committee and having chaired its Sustainability and Responsible Investment Committee.   

He is a member of the Investor & Issuer Forum with a remit to enhance UK market effectiveness and he chairs the Advisory Council of the Kings Business School in London.  He sits on the UK government’s Net Zero Council and the Transition Finance Council. 

Experience and qualifications

Prior to Aviva Investors, Mark worked as Chief Investment Officer at Friends Life Group and Chief Investment Officer of AXA in the UK.

Mark began his career as a consultant Actuary and then gained a diverse experience across investment markets with investment banking roles in fixed income, equities and capital markets. He has extensive investment and risk management experience.

Mark is a qualified Actuary and has a Mathematics degree from Cambridge University.

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