(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has appointed David Thomas as Global Head of Insurance.
Based in London and reporting to Jill Barber, Chief Distribution Officer, the newly-created role will see David sit as a member of the Global Distribution leadership team.
His appointment is the second senior hire to be announced by Aviva Investors’ Distribution team in July, and follows the arrival of Sam Postlethwaite to the new role of Head of Global Consultant Relations.
In his role, David will take responsibility for growing and developing Aviva Investors’ global insurance solutions business demonstrating the firm’s understanding of the challenges, opportunities and constraints facing this group of investors and how best to navigate them. David will also lead Aviva Investors’ relationship with its largest client and parent company, Aviva, ensuring Aviva Investors makes use of the unique advantages of having a powerful insurance parent and continues to be the best asset manager for the Aviva group.
David joins Aviva Investors from Schroders where he was Head of UK & Ireland Insurance, Business Development, responsible for building relationships and working with UK insurers to help improve investment outcomes. Prior to joining Schroders, David spent nearly 15 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in a combination of roles including Institutional Sales, Middle Client Office, and Operations. He has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Birmingham.
Jill Barber, Chief Distribution Officer at Aviva Investors, said:
"We are really pleased to welcome David to Aviva Investors. With a rich heritage managing investment assets for both Aviva and our external insurer partners, it is vitally important that we continue to show our understanding of the challenges and constraints this group of investors face. I am confident that David’s expertise and experience positions us well to create a consistent global vision and strategy, and he can play an important role in helping us deliver, most importantly for our insurance clients and also on an ambitious external growth plan."
