Biography
Main responsibilities
Heather is responsible for managing and establishing relationships with UK institutional pension scheme clients and leads our DC pensions channel.
Experience and qualifications
Heather has experience as a Trustee Director for the Aviva Staff Pension Scheme – a large hybrid DB and DC pension scheme.
Before joining Aviva Investors, Heather spent three years at Pictet Asset Management as part of their UK institutional team. Prior to that, Heather spent over 20 years at the actuarial consultant, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP, working her way up to become a Partner in the Investment Practice. In her role she advised DB and DC pension scheme clients on a range of investment issues, including strategic asset allocation and manager selection.
Heather holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from York University.
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