Aviva names investment director

Maiyuresh Rajah
MAIYURESH RAJAH
Aviva Plc - Director of Investments - Wealth & Advice
APPOINTMENT
AVIVA PLC
Date: 31 August 2024
Position: Director of Investments - Wealth & Advice
By Elizabeth Fry

The FTSE 100 insurance giant Aviva has appointed Maiyuresh Rajah as director of investments for wealth and advice within its UK insurance, wealth and retirement business.

Aviva is one of the largest providers of pensions and savings products in the UK, with £180 billion of assets within the wealth and advice business.

He was previously head of investment strategy and propositions at Aviva, responsible for investment strategy across the insurer's wealth and advice business.

In his new role,  Rajah will be responsible for all investment activity across the business, which includes proposition development, investment governance, asset transitions and investment strategy across the workplace, and retail pensions and savings businesses.

Before joining Aviva in 2021, Rajah worked for State Street Global Advisors, where he was responsible for developing SSGA's UK Defined Contribution investment proposition and promoting these products to pension scheme trustees, plan sponsors and consultants.

He started his career at Mercer spending 11 years as an investment consultant and also developed the firm's flagship defined contribution pensions solution - Mercer Workplace Savings.

Speaking on the appointment, Iviva managing director of wealth and advice Michele Golunska, said: "

"Maiyuresh 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 said he was "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."