Aviva Investors, has made nine new hires to its equities business, strengthening its UK, global and global emerging market equities teams.
Mikhail Zverev and Alistair Way will join as head of global equities and head of global emerging market equities, respectively.
Zverev and Way will report to David Cumming, CIO of equities, as will Henry Flockhart and Adam McInally who join as UK equity portfolio managers.
Additionally, Jaime Ramos Martin, Stephanie Niven and Ross Mathison will join as global equities portfolio managers, reporting to Mikhail Zverev.
Jonathan Toub and Will Malcom join as global emerging markets portfolio managers, reporting to Alistair Way.
Mikhail Zverev, Alistair Way, Henry Flockhart, Adam McInally, Jaime Ramos Martin, Ross Mathison, Jonathan Toub and will join from Standard Life Investments, where they performed similar roles.
They will be based in Aviva Investors’ Edinburgh office, which opens at the end of July.
Stephanie Niven joins from Tesco Pension Investment and will be based in London.
Cumming commented: "We are delighted to attract such high-calibre, experienced individuals with strong performance track records to Aviva Investors, and look forward to them joining the team in the coming months.”
He added: “These appointments, along with additional hires we plan to make this year, will complete the creation of strong, integrated teams in the key areas of global, emerging markets, Europe, US and UK equities."
Euan Munro, CEO of Aviva Investors, commented: "Investing in our equities capabilities is a strategic priority for our business. These hires will enhance our ability to offer compelling equity propositions for wholesale and institutional investors, as well as strengthening idea generation for our broader range of investment solutions."
