Aviva Investors назначила Джорджа Ричардса директором по стратегии промышленной недвижимости

Aviva Investors has appointed George Richards as a director and investment manager in its real estate equity investment team. He joins from CBRE Investment Management, where he spent nine years, including as a portfolio manager for a corporate pension scheme client and an assistant fund manager on CBRE’s UK Property Fund. In the new role, he will be responsible for the company’s industrial and urban logistics real estate strategy, taking charge of its asset performance. He will build its co-investment activities, manage strategic partnerships and spearhead the leasing of its 450,000 sq ft pipeline of industrial development assets, including Birmingham’s Catalyst Park scheme and Slyfield Industrial Estate in Guildford. He will report to Julian Cobourne, head of regional investment management. Cobourne said: “George’s appointment reflects the growth in client demand for real estate strategies as part of increased allocations to private markets more generally, and we are very pleased to welcome him to the team. “With our real estate investment portfolio and development pipeline continuing to grow, George’s arrival provides important expertise and experience to our industrial strategy, one of our key sectors and a core component of our portfolio. “We believe he will bring a great deal of value and expertise as we continue building our development and origination capabilities, which can support the delivery of long-term client outcomes.”