The asset manager has created a new London-based role to help steer a client-centric approach in its wholesale wealth business.

Global asset manager Aviva Investors has appointed Talvinder Mann in the newly-created post of UK head of wealth in the firm’s UK wholesale business.

Based in London, Mann will be responsible for the strategic focus of Aviva Investors’ wealth business across the UK and globally, including managing relationships with banks, asset managers, discretionary wealth and strategic distributors, the firm said. He reports to UK head of wholesale, Apiramy Jeyarajah.

Mann was formerly at Aberdeen Standard Investments, where he was a director responsible for distribution strategy and sales coverage in the UK and Switzerland. He holds an MSc in finance, a BA (Hons) in business studies and is a CFA Charterholder.

“More than ever, clients are looking for trusted partners who understand their needs and can engage with them to deliver tailored investment solutions. We look forward to leveraging Talvinder’s entrepreneurial mindset, skills and expertise in supporting our client relationships,” Jeyarajah said.