Investment Manager Appoints New Deputy Head Of Equities

Robbie Lawther

26 April 2017

Investment manager has appointed Phil Haworth as deputy head of equities.

Haworth will support head of equities Stephen Adams, in running its equities team. He will continue to co-manage the Kames UK Equity Fund and Aegon UK Equity Pension Fund. He joined Kames in 1995, which was then Aegon Asset Management, the firm said in a statement yesterday.

“Phil has been an integral part of our equities team for over 22 years and during this time has demonstrated his commitment to delivering excellence for our clients, both through his management of our UK team and in his role as fund manager,” said Adams. “As we look to develop our capabilities both in the UK and in continental Europe, Phil’s appointment will continue our strategy of delivering a focused range of equities funds from a specialist team.”