(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of (London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC (‘Aviva’), has announced the appointment of Fabrice Pellous as co-Head of Global High Yield.
Fabrice will work alongside Sunita Kara (co-Head of Global High Yield) to lead the firm’s High Yield team and will report directly to Fraser Lundie, Global Head of Fixed Income.
Based in London, his appointment represents a further addition to the firm’s fixed income team, following the announcement of Fraser’s hire back in May 2024, as well as the recent edition of Gita Bal as Head of Fixed Income Research earlier this month.
Fabrice has over 25 years of investment industry experience, most recently working as a High Yield and Emerging Market Portfolio Manager at Invesco, where he spent over a decade of his career. He has also held various roles at Legal & General, AllianceBernstein and AXA Investment Management amongst others.
Whilst his past roles have predominantly been within the High Yield space, Fabrice also has experience working across Investment Grade and Emerging Markets teams, and will therefore be well-placed to contribute across the broader Fixed Income team.
Fraser Lundie, Global Head of Fixed Income, said:
“I am incredibly happy to have Fabrice joining our team. As with the appointment of Gita earlier this month, he will add ideas and expertise to our team that come from his decades of experience within the industry. Alongside Sunita, he will lead our High Yield investment desk and contribute to the broader activities of the Aviva Investors Fixed Income Investment team. The team and I look forward to working with Fabrice.”
Daniel McHugh, Chief Investment Officer, said:
“The appointment of Fabrice represents the latest step in our efforts to expand our Fixed Income investment team, which has seen us hire the likes of Fraser Lundie and Gita Bal over the twelve months. Fixed Income is a central pillar of our public markets offering, and our ambition is to have a market leading offering across all major sectors of the asset class. I am excited to welcome Fabrice and look forward to seeing his impact within the team.”
