Aviva Investors has appointed Tim Russell from Global Gate Capital (GGC) as senior fund manager. Russell has more than 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry and spent the last five years at GGC
He will report in to Imogen Ebbs, head of UK funds, real estate, at Aviva Investors, and oversee the asset manager’s unit-linked property funds.
Ben Sanderson, managing director, Real Estate at Aviva Investors, said: “Tim brings a wealth of experience from across the breadth of the UK real estate sector and his appointment is part of a significant step forward in the growth of our real estate team over the past 12 months.
“His investment expertise will strengthen our investment capabilities and support our growth ambitions as we continue to adopt an active approach to deploying capital across the UK and help clients meet their long-term investment objectives.”
