The US-owned investment house has named a vice president for its business development activities in the UK.

Eaton Vance Management International, which is a subsidiary of US-listed Eaton Vance, has appointed David Miles as vice president, business development director for UK financial institutions. He previously worked at Legal & General Investment Management.

Based in Eaton Vance’s London office, Miles will lead and be responsible for increasing sales in the UK, as well as handling relationships with key financial institutions. He will report to Christopher Mason, VP, director of business development, financial institutions, Europe.

Miles has over 20 years of financial services experience; at LGIM, he was senior investment sales manager, responsible for distributing to London institutions. Before this, he covered institutions in the Channel Islands and Northern Europe. He also spent three years at MFS Investment Management as a regional vice president, and has held senior intermediary sales roles for UK and Southern Europe at Govett Investment Management and BGI.

Eaton Vance and its affiliates managed $295.6 billion in assets as of 31 January 2015. EVMI has been based in London since 2001.