Aviva Investors announces new leadership team for liquid markets

(London): Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (Aviva), today announces its new leadership line-up for Liquid Markets following the decision by David Lis, Chief Investment Officer, Multi-Assets and Equities, to retire from his full-time role in March 2016.

Mark Connolly, previously Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, has been promoted to the role of Chief Investment Officer for Liquid Markets, encompassing Multi-Assets, Fixed Income and Equities. Dan James and Chris Murphy have been promoted to the roles of Global Head of Fixed Income and Global Head of Equities, respectively, while Peter Fitzgerald will continue in his role of Global Head of Multi-Assets.

Dan, Chris and Peter will lead each of their respective investment functions with day-to-day responsibility for investment performance, people and processes. They will come together to form a newly-created Investment Leadership team, reporting in to Mark. Additionally, Mark will play a key engagement role in helping the business adapt to the evolving regulatory environment.

Over the next few months, David will work closely with the Investment Leadership team to ensure a smooth transition and, after stepping down from his full-time responsibilities in March, he will continue to work with Aviva Investors in a consultative capacity.

Euan Munro, Chief Executive Officer, said:

“I have every confidence that our new leadership team will help us continue to deliver best-in-class investment outcomes for all our clients.  Over the past two years, I have been encouraged by the healthy collaboration between our investment teams, and this has played a critical role in the success of our AIMS suite of multi-strategy funds. Bringing together the three liquid market investment teams under a single leadership structure will further strengthen the level of collaboration across the investment floor."

“I would also like to pay a personal tribute to David Lis. Since I joined Aviva Investors at the start of 2014, David has been a huge support and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him. He has made a significant contribution during his 18 years with the business and leaves behind a strong legacy.”

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