BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Erich Gerth as global head of business development in London, effective 1 December.

Gerth, who is also a partner, will lead BlueBay’s global sales and marketing activities and sit on the management committee. He joins from Aviva Investors, where he was chief executive of Asia-Pacific and global business development, having spent the previous six years as chief executive of Janus Capital International.  

BlueBay Asset Management is wholly owned by Royal Bank of Canada, with additional offices in the US, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Japan. As at end September, it had over $46 billion in assets under management.