Board | The Investment Association

The Board is accountable to our members and oversees the IA’s activities. It’s made up of senior leaders from a broad range of IA member firms.

Keith Skeoch - Chair of the IA

Industry leader with deep expertise in public policy, macroeconomics, asset management, capital markets, regulatory affairs, transformational public company direction and purpose led organisational change. Has a long history, over 40 years, of combining technical and commercial excellence to build highly regarded, high performing teams and businesses that span borders and disciplines as well as a deep commitment to inclusion and diversity.

Michelle Scrimgeour - Deputy Chair

Chief Executive Officer -Legal & General Investment Management.

Before taking up her current position, Michelle was at Columbia Threadneedle Investment, which she joined as CEO EMEA in 2017. She’s also a member of the executive leadership team of Ameriprise Financial. Michelle was previously Chief Risk Officer at M&G Investments and before that had an extensive career at Blackrock (previously Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Mercury Asset Management), where she was a member of the European Executive Committee and held several senior roles across the business.

Patrick Thomson - Deputy Chair

Chief Executive Officer - EMEA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Patrick Thomson is Chief Executive Officer for EMEA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management based in London. He is Deputy Chair of the Board of the Investment Association, representing UK’s investment management industry, and a Member of the UK Government’s Treasury Task Force. Patrick joined J.P. Morgan Asset Management in 1995 and worked in Singapore 2000-2005 as global head of sovereigns, with extensive experience in reserves management in Asia and the Middle East, and has worked with many of the largest asset owners in the world.

After graduating from Edinburgh University with an MA (Hons), Patrick served as an officer in the British Army for five years, and is co-chair of the EMEA VETS group at JP Morgan. He qualified as a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals in 2000.

Chris Cummings

Chief Executive, The Investment Association

Chris joined the IA in 2016 from TCUK, which he set up and ran as CEO for seven years. He sits on the Treasury’s Asset Management Taskforce, the Boards of EFAMA (European Fund and Asset Management Association) and IIFA (International Investment Funds Association). He was previously a member of the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee and the FCO’s Diplomatic Excellence Panel.

Alexandra Altinger

Chief Executive, J O Hambro Capital Management

Alexandra has 28 years’ experience in the wealth and asset management industry across Europe, Asia and the US. She previously spent four years as CEO of Sandaire Investment Office, a UK multi-family office, where she led the business integration process after Sandaire acquired Lord North Street Private Office. Alexandra is a CFA Charterholder and member of the CFA UK Advisory Council. She is also a founding member of the Advisory Committee of The Diversity Project, an ambitious initiative to promote diversity in all its forms across the UK asset management sector. Alexandra is the current Chair of the Investment Association’s Business Forum.

Stephen Cohen

Head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, BlackRock

Stephen is a member of the Global Executive Committee and chairs the EMEA Executive Committee. Before taking up this role in April 2021, he was Head of iShares & Wealth business and Index Investments in EMEA, responsible for leading BlackRock's relationships with wealth management firms and platforms, the development and distribution of technology, data and investments, and overseeing the firm’s index portfolio management capability in the region. He previously served as Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing for BlackRock, where he led the iShares fixed income business and oversaw the fixed income index investment group. Stephen joined BlackRock in 2011 from Nomura, where he was Global Head of Equity Linked Strategy. He joined Nomura from ING Barings in 2003, having started his career in fixed income at UBS in 1996. In addition, he has been a Director of Enovara, an Irish funds company. He earned a First Class honours degree in Economics from the University of Southampton in 1996.

Philippe D'Orgeval

Chief Executive Officer, Amundi Asset Management

In 1995, Philippe started his career at Rothschild Gestion as a Portfolio Manager and Buy-Side Analyst for four years before joining Pargesa in 1999 as a Portfolio Manager and Analyst. In 2001 he joined AXA IM as Head of Fund Research and in 2003 was appointed CIO of AXA Multimanager Ltd in London. In 2006, he joined the global risk department and became CRO in 2010. Philippe was then promoted to Head of AXA IM UK in 2016. Philippe holds postgraduate degrees in Finance and Economics from ESSEC and the University of Orléans, respectively. He has a Master’s in Finance from the University of Paris IX Dauphine. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Marie Dzanis

Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Northern Trust Asset Management

Marie Dzanis heads Northern Trust Asset Management in EMEA. With 25 years of experience in investment management, she is a recognised industry leader. Her multifacted career began as a financial advisor and subsequently includes experience in securities lending and trading, product development, product sales, sales management and branch management. Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2011, she held executive and leadership positions at iShares/Blackrock, JPMorgan Asset Management and Smith Barney.

Hassan Elmasry

Managing Partner, Independent Franchise Partners

Hassan is Managing Partner and Lead Portfolio Manager at Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. He has over 30 years of experience managing equity portfolios for institutional clients. Prior to co-founding Franchise Partners, Hassan was a managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Hassan holds an AB in Economics and an MBA in Finance, both from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the CFA Institute. Hassan served as member of the board of directors at Human Rights Watch for 12 years, including six years at co-chair of the board.

Rachel Elwell

Chief Executive Officer, Border to Coast

Rachel Elwell joined Border to Coast with over twenty years’ experience of working in pensions and institutional investment, both as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and latterly at Royal London. In this role she was responsible for both Royal London’s own pension arrangements and for investment strategy and oversight of internal and external management of its insurance assets totalling £80 billion. Rachel is a Cambridge maths graduate and qualified actuary.

Andrew Formica

Chief Executive Officer, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd

Andrew has over 25 years experience in the investment management industry and is a qualified actuary, both in Australia and the UK. He brings strong leadership skills and has a proven track record of implementing successful business strategies. Before joining Jupiter he was CEO of Henderson Global Investors, becoming Co-Chief Executive of Janus Henderson on the merger with Janus Capital in 2017. During his time at Henderson and its predecessor businesses he held various roles including equity fund manager and head of equities.

Sean Hagerty

Managing Director, Vanguard Europe

Sean is responsible for leading the operations and distribution efforts of the European business. He relocated to London from Vanguard’s global headquarters in the United States in 2016. Since joining Vanguard in 1997, he has been head of Corporate Strategy and head of Retail Marketing and Communications, and he has held various management positions in Vanguard’s institutional business. Before Vanguard, he worked for PNC Bank and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Sean earned a B.B.A. from St. Bonaventure University and an M.S. in communications from Villanova University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Peter Harrison

Group Chief Executive, Schroders

Peter was appointed Group Chief Executive in April 2016. He was an Executive Director and Head of Investment from May 2014. He began his career at Schroders and subsequently held roles at Newton Investment Management, J.P. Morgan Asset Management as Head of Global Equities and Multi-Asset and at Deutsche Asset Management as Global Chief Investment Officer. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of RWC Partners before re-joining Schroders as Global Head of Equities in March 2013. He is a Director of FCLT Global and a member of the Advisory Board of Antler Global. Peter re-joins the IA Board having previously been Chair from 2017 – 2020.

Chris Hill

Chief Executive, Hargreaves Lansdown

Before joining Hargreaves Lansdown Chris was employed as Chief Financial Officer by Travelex UK Ltd, CFO and Executive Director by IG Group Holdings Plc and Finance Director at VWR International LLC. Prior to that he was Principal at Arthur Andersen LLP and a Principal at General Electric International Operations.

Nicolas Moreau

Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Global Asset Management

Nicolas Moreau was appointed CEO of HSBC AM in August 2019. Former head of AXA France and Deutsche Bank’s DWS unit, he replaced Sri Chandrasekharan. Following his exit from DWS, Moreau had moved into several advisory roles and launched his own company, Ladbroke Advisory, which focused on working with asset managers and fintech firms on strategy, products, distribution and takeovers.

Catherine O’Reilly

Regional Managing Partner and Chief Administrative Officer, Fiera Capital

Catherine joined Fiera as Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer in 2019 and is currently Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Partner for the Fiera Capital London office. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Catherine has held senior positions at a number of leading hedge funds and asset managers, including Sabre Fund Management (now Sabre Trium), Hermes Investment Management (now Federated Hermes), Thames River Capital, The Children’s Investment Fund and 10 years at Goldman Sachs working in both their London and Paris offices. Catherine is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales having qualified with PwC London. She has a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from Nottingham.

Hanneke Smits

Chief Executive Officer, BNY Mellon Investment Management

Hanneke Smits joined Newton Investment Management in 2016 as CEO. She was previously Executive Committee Member and Chief Investment Officer at private equity firm Adams Street Partners. Hanneke is Chair of Impetus-PEF, a venture philanthropy organisation which backs charities that transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. She’s also co-founder and former Chair of Level 20, a not-for-profit organisation set up in 2015 to inspire women to join and succeed in the private equity industry.

Mark Versey

Chief Executive Officer, Aviva Investors

Mark is CEO of Aviva Investors* and a Director of the Aviva Investors Global Services Limited Board. He joined Aviva Investors in 2014 and was appointed CEO in January 2021. Previously, he was CEO for Aviva Investors Real Assets from its formation in May 2018. Mark began his career as a consultant Actuary and then gained a diverse experience across markets with investment banking roles in fixed income, equities and capital markets. He has extensive risk management and derivatives experience. Prior to Aviva Investors, he worked at Friends Life where he was CEO of the Group and MD of their in-house asset manager, Friends Life Investments. Previously, he was the CIO of AXA in the UK. Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and has a Mathematics degree from Cambridge University. *Subject to regulatory approval.