AIMSE Europe’s Advisory Council
Council Members
AIMSE Europe’s Advisory Council is made up of key personnel from the industry, all of which volunteer to dedicate their time to AIMSE Europe and contribute significantly to our success
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Board Committee
Chris Yiannakou
Loomis Sayles Investments
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Chris Yiannakou is Managing Director & Director of Institutional Services at Loomis Sayles Investments Limited (LSI), Loomis Sayles’ London-based entity, covering Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is responsible for overseeing institutional client development and servicing for the UK, Continental Europe, Middle East and North Africa regions, as well as overseeing activities with global and regional investment consultants. Chris joined Loomis Sayles in 2012 from UBS Global Asset Management, where he was Head of European Consultant Relations. Prior to UBS, he was responsible for institutional consultant and client relationships with Pioneer Investments and Gartmore Investment Management respectively. Chris earned a BA from Bournemouth University and also holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK.
Clare Allen
Columbia Threadneedle
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Clare is a Product Specialist at Columbia Threadneedle Investments with a dual role covering Global Equities and Responsible Investment. She joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA) in 2021, having previously been with BMO GAM since 2018. Prior to her current role, Clare was responsible for managing relationships with a range of global and domestic investment consulting firms. Previously, Clare worked at HSBC Global Asset Management in a variety of institutional distribution roles. She holds a BA in Business Studies and French from the University of Liverpool.
Simon Males
Tikehau Capital
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Simon Males is Executive Director at Tikehau Capital, the 28bn global alternative asset management group, and leads the firms UK institutional business. He is a member of the Board of AIMSE Europe and has previously been a member of its Advisory Council since 2013. Simon has over three decades experience working within the UK institutional market, including leadership roles at global asset management firms such as Legal & General Investment Management, PGIM, Pictet Asset Management and F&C (BMO). He founded Carrick Roads Capital Limited, an institutional consulting and capital-raising firm. Simon is a serving Trustee and Board Director of two UK Charities (North London Hospice and The Pemberton-Barnes Trust) and has previously served as a Trustee of a 130m UK Defined Benefit corporate pension plan. Simon holds an MBA from London Metropolitan University and several Professional Qualifications, including the IMC.
Ashley Manning-Brown
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
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Ashley Manning-Brown joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2008 and is a Consultant Relations Director in the Global Consultant Relations Team, managing relationships with global consultants and pursuing business development opportunities in the UK institutional market. Prior to joining Columbia Threadneedle, Ashley worked for BNP Paribas (London and New York) on the Credit Flow Desk and in the Fixed Income Middle Office. He has also worked (in London and New York) for JPMorgan Chase.
Daniel Melley
Mercer
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Daniel is Head of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) in the Global Institutional Management group of Putnam Investments. Based in London, he is responsible for managing Putnam’s EMEA distribution and client development efforts, as well as directing the firm’s strategy in the EMEA region. Prior to joining Putnam, Daniel was Global Head of Consultant Relations at Winton Global Investment Management, which applies an empirical scientific approach to exploiting inefficiencies in markets. Daniel joined Winton in 2015 following a 17 year career at Mercer. From 2006 through 2014 at Mercer Daniel built their UK fiduciary management offering from inception to a c$20bn assets under implementation business. Originally based in New York for Mercer, Daniel has worked with institutional investors (defined benefit, defined contribution, endowment and foundation as well as insurance companies) in the US, UK and South Africa on strategic asset allocation, manager selection, manager research and implementation. Prior to joining Mercer, Daniel worked for Bessemer Trust in New York. A CFA charterholder, Daniel graduated with honours from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA in 1996.
Jignasa Patel
The Asset Management Exchange
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Jignasa leads the business development team at AMX, having joined in 2019. Previously at Willis Towers Watson as a senior research consultant in their investment consulting team, Jignasa worked in both their Sydney and London offices. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Jignasa worked for Mercer Investment Consulting, initially joining the client consulting team where she focused on general investment consulting, but predominantly working in the London-based central research team as a dedicated manager researcher, across different asset clases. Jignasa is a CFA charterholder and graduated from the University of Sheffield (UK) in 1996 with a BA (Hons) in History.Council Members
Lisa Egan
Willis Towers Watson
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Lisa is a senior investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson working with a range of DB pension scheme clients of various sizes (sub-£100m to £3bn+) and across various industries. She is responsible for advising clients on all aspects of their investment arrangements from investment beliefs and objective setting right through to manager selection and monitoring. In addition, Lisa has also worked on two large transformational change projects in the UK and the Middle East, working with large internal teams to analyse and improve their investment processes. Prior to joining the investment industry, Lisa worked as a pharmacist having graduated from Strathclyde University in 2005 with a Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm). Lisa returned to university and graduated with a Masters degree in International Business (MSc) with Finance from Aston Business School in 2009. She joined Willis Towers Watson in 2010 and is a CFA charterholder.
Tony English
Mercer
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Tony English is a Principal in Mercer’s Wealth business and is based in London. Tony works with a variety of institutional investors for whom he is responsible for the provision of investment advice, including pension funds (corporate and local authority) and trust funds. Tony has over 18 years of investment experience, having joined Mercer in 1999. During this time he has been involved in a wide variety of projects, including investment strategy, manager selections, private markets, pension risk transfer and global custodian selections. Tony also regularly facilitates trustee training courses. Tony graduated with a degree in physics from the University of Warwick in 1996. He is an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (‘CFA UK’) and a regular member of CFA Institute. Tony chairs Mercer’s UK ratings review committee and is a member of the global real estate ratings review committee. Tony represents Mercer on the investment committee of the Society of Pension Professionals’ (‘SPP’) Investment Committee and is a council member of AIMSE Europe.
Philippa Gray
abrdn
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Philippa Gray Investment Director, Global Consultant Relations at abrdn and is responsible for servicing, engaging and building strong relationships with the UK investment consultant community. Philippa joined Standard Life Investments in 2005 from AEGON Asset Management. Philippa graduated with a BA(Hons) in Business Administration and History at Strathclyde University. She holds an IMC.
Claire Harding
Atticus Partners
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Claire is Director and Founder of Atticus Partners, a specialist marketing and distribution advisory firm for asset managers, based in France. Claire has over 20 years’ experience in institutional asset management, enjoying a diverse international career across investment consulting, relationship and product management, commercial strategy and portfolio management. Previously, Claire held senior marketing, consultant relations and product specialist roles with European managers TOBAM, Unigestion and LOIM. While at Australian Unity Investments, Claire held a variety of roles including head of strategy and development and head of portfolio management and research. Earlier, she was a senior consultant in the investment consulting team at Russell Investment Group and held various analyst and client-facing roles while at PIMCO. Claire earned an MBA from Melbourne Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.
Jordan Harrison
XPS Investment
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Jordan leads XPS Investment’s Birmingham practice and has significant experience advising both trustees and sponsors in all areas surrounding investment risk management and pensions funding. Jordan is regarded for his ability to implement pragmatic and precise solutions to complex issues; given his breadth of experience, and willingness to innovate where necessary, Jordan has built up a reputation as someone who can lead strategic discussions with a wide variety of stakeholders, helping to find compromise and facilitate progress. Jordan joined XPS in October 2018 and prior to that advised both trustees and sponsors of pension schemes from £20m to £3bn. Jordan’s has worked with a wide range of clients in the past including large multi-national companies and FTSE 100 businesses; Jordan’s previous role involved developing the corporate investment consulting business at Barnett Waddingham.
Emily Hitch
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK
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Emily Hitch is a Client Relationship Director within the Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK Institutional Sales team, she is responsible for managing relationships with institutional clients and growing the companys client base in the UK market. Emily joined the company in 2014 as an Institutional Client Account Manager. Emily holds a BA degree in Sustainable Built Environment from the University of Nottingham. She also holds the Investment Management Certificate.
Julia Hobart
Partner at Oliver Wyman
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Julia Hobart is a Partner at Oliver Wyman, specialising in asset and wealth management. She joined Oliver Wyman in 2004 following its acquisition by Mercer. Julia has worked across the investment industry: as a portfolio manager and as an investment consultant before becoming a strategy consultant. In her current role Julia works with a wide range of organisations around the world, providing strategic advice for their businesses in the investment arena. Before moving to Oliver Wyman, Julia set up and led Mercer’s Manager Advisory practice, providing strategic advice to asset management clients. Before that, she headed Mercer Investment Consulting in Continental Europe. Julia started her career with SG Warburg, becoming a portfolio manager and managing UK and European equity funds for its subsidiary, Mercury Asset Management (now BlackRock). Julia is a member of the Advisory Council for AIMSE International. She is a regular speaker on trends and developments in the asset management industry, and for a number of years has led a series of major reports published in collaboration with the World Economic Forum on the Future of the Global Financial System and on Long-Term Investing. She holds an MA in Mathematics and Computer Science from Cambridge University.
Nick Jellema
Hymans Robertson
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Nick Jellema is a Senior Investment Consultant with 15 years’ experience advising institutional clients. He is a qualified actuary and has previously worked at Hewitt Associates and Conduent HR Services. Nick is currently lead investment adviser to three private-sector pension schemes and four LGPS Funds and he advises on all investment matters, including strategic asset allocation and risk management, manager selection, monitoring and governance. Within the investment team at Hymans Robertson, Nick leads on business development and client management, and in his previous roles, Nick has also specialised in fiduciary research, and compliance policies and procedures. Nick has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Edinburgh University, and a postgraduate degree in Actuarial Finance from Imperial College London.
Mohamed Khan
Goldman Sachs
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Mohamed is an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management where he is responsible for maintaining relationships with investment consultants and new business opportunities. He joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 2022 having spent over five years at RBC Global Asset Management as Head of Consultant Relations and over seven years at J.P. Morgan in a variety of roles including the Asset Management UK institutional distribution team. Mohamed graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science in July 2009 where he studied Management Sciences and is also a CFA charterholder.Our Members
