Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has appointed Steven Gardner as head of institutional, EMEA.
Gardner will be responsible for developing Aviva Investors’ institutional strategy across the United Kingdom and in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions, in-line with the firm’s global growth objectives. He will join the business in August, subject to regulatory approval.
Gardner joins Aviva Investors from Berenberg, where he led its United Kingdom asset management team as head of asset management sales and client relations. After starting his career as a private equity analyst at Standard Life Investments, he has since focused on managing institutional client relationships and sales. He has held roles at asset managers, including Baillie Gifford, Barings, Franklin Templeton and Jupiter Asset Management, being responsible for driving new business with institutional clients globally across all major asset classes.
