Aviva has appointed Maiyuresh Rajah as its new director of investments for wealth and advice within its UK Insurance, Wealth & Retirement (IWR) business.
Rajah was previously head of investment strategy and propositions at Aviva, responsible for investment strategy across Aviva’s IWR division.
In his new role, Rajah will be responsible for all investment activity across insurance, wealth and retirement, which includes Aviva’s workplace and retail pension business. This includes oversight of investment strategy, proposition development, investment governance, asset transitions and sustainable investing.
He will now report to Michele Golunska, managing director of Wealth and Advice at Aviva. Golunska says: “Investments are key to everything we do for our customers. We have an investment centre of expertise across our individual lines of businesses which brings together over 80 investment specialists, meaning we are well positioned to deliver market leading investment solutions for customers.
“Rajah has led the development and innovation of our investment strategy over the last year three years, and I’m pleased he will now lead the investments area. He brings a wealth of experience in asset management and investment consulting to this significant role.”
Rajah adds: “I’m delighted to now lead our investments area so we can continue to support our customers’ investment needs and help them to meet their future financial and retirement goals.”
