(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC (‘Aviva’), announces it has made two senior hires to its UK Wealth team.
Hayley Randall joins as Head of UK Advisory Distribution. In her role, Hayley is responsible for driving growth and leading distribution for the UK IFA channel, developing relationships with strategic partners, and covering key regional accounts. She is a Chartered Financial Planner and joins from HSBC Asset Management, where she held a number of key roles including Group Relationship Manager and previously Head of Wealth and Premier in their Wealth and Private Banking business. Hayley reports to Smera Ashraf, Head of Global Wealth – UK.
James Clark joins the UK IFA team as Strategic Partners Director, with responsibility for the distribution of Aviva Investors’ range of Multi-Asset Funds and Model Portfolio Solutions to national, network and strategic accounts. James has over 23 years’ advisory experience and joins from RBC Brewin Dolphin, where he spent two and a half years as Head of Nationals, Networks & International Distribution. Prior to this he held a variety of roles with AXAWealth and Utmost Pan Europe. James reports to Hayley Randall.
Smera Ashraf, Head of Global Wealth - UK at Aviva Investors, said:
“Hayley and James join at a really exciting time for the Wealth team at Aviva Investors and we are delighted to have them on board. We continue to see strong demand from advisers and wealth managers across our products, particularly in the multi-asset space. Hayley and James bring exceptional client insight and experience that will further help us expand our distribution capabilities in the UK Wealth market.”
