Katherine Garrett-Cox BA (Hons) ASIP

Chief Executive *

Joined the Company as Chief Investment Officer in 2007; Appointed Chief Executive 2008.


Katherine Garrett-Cox graduated with a BA (Hons) in History from Durham University and is a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals; CFA Institute. She was nominated a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in October 2005, is a Trustee of the Baring Foundation and sits on the Board of Fellows of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona. She is a Founder Member of the Advisory Council of TheCityUK. In her role she is responsible for both the investment policy and asset allocation of the company as well as executive oversight for the business. She has more than 21 years' experience in the investment industry, having managed North American, Emerging Market and Global Equities portfolios.

She was Chief Investment Officer and Executive Director of Morley Fund Management, the fund management division of Aviva where she was responsible for more than £160bn invested in equities, fixed income, private equity and alternatives. Prior to that, Katherine was Chief Investment Officer and Executive Director of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. She began her career as a Portfolio Manager at Hill Samuel Asset Management, where she was Investment Director, Head of American Equities, managing a range of retail and institutional mandates in excess of $5.5bn. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG.

* Member of the Nomination Committee

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