CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aegon Asset
Management has appointed Lindsay Hudson as Head of Inclusion
& Diversity. In a new role for the business, Hudson will engage
internally on I&D issues, and advocate for change externally.
Hudson joined the firm on January 4,
2021.
Based in the UK, with global responsibility for inclusion and
diversity across Aegon AM, Hudson will report to Jane Daniel, Global Chief Risk & Compliance
Officer & I&D Ambassador at Aegon AM. Hudson's appointment
will also see her become a member of the firm's Senior Management
Group, working closely with Aegon AM's Management Board.
Hudson joins Aegon AM from Invesco where she was EMEA Head of
Diversity & Inclusion since 2018, establishing the company's
extensive I&D program. Previously, she worked as EMEA
Operations Governance Manager at Invesco from 2015. Hudson also
worked at discretionary management business Courtiers Investment
Services for 10 years as Head of Acquisitions and most recently as
Head of Sales & Operations. She has also held various roles
during her 10 years at Perpetual Unit Trust Management, including
involvement in the integration of the Perpetual and Invesco
businesses.
Hudson is a steering committee member of cross-company
initiative the Diversity Project, which promotes diversity in the
investment industry and is an active participant in the Investment
Association and the Women In Finance Charter.
Commenting on the appointment, Daniel said, "We are committed to
embracing inclusion and diversity and affecting positive, enduring
change. Becoming more inclusive and diverse is not only a key
objective for our business but a duty to the societies in which we
live and work."
"By establishing this new role, we ensure dedicated resource and
co-ordination for our inclusion and diversity agenda, internally
and externally, and underscore the importance of inclusion and
diversity to our organization. Ensuring we create a strategic and
consistent approach to all inclusion and diversity initiatives will
accelerate our efforts and also serve to boost and expand on the
significant work of our inclusion and diversity teams to date. I
would like to congratulate Lindsay on her appointment, and warmly
welcome her to Aegon Asset Management."
About Aegon Asset Management
Aegon Asset Management is comprised of active global investors.
Our 380 investment professionals manage and advise on assets of
$408 billion (as of June 30, 2020) for a global client-base of
pension plans, public funds, insurance companies, banks, wealth
managers, family offices and foundations.
We organize our investment capabilities around four focused
investment platforms where we have extensive asset-class expertise:
fixed income, real assets, equities and multi-asset &
solutions. Each platform has dedicated teams, organized globally
and committed to maximizing their specialist areas. These platforms
are supported by teams dedicated to responsible investing and
multi-management.
By organizing our investment teams globally, we work to harness
our expertise and research resources across regional boundaries. We
believe this enhances our performance potential and helps provide
better investment outcomes for clients.
Across platforms, we share a common belief in fundamental,
research-driven active management, underpinned by effective risk
management and a commitment to responsible investment. Our
investment platforms have the flexibility to organize their
resources and processes to best suit their area of focus.
We are a global business: Our 1,200 employees work across
Europe, the Americas and
Asia. We invest globally and serve
clients locally.
For more information about Aegon Asset Management, visit
www.aegonam.com
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