19/05/2011
ING IM opens an office in London
ING Investment Management has opened a business development office in London, bringing its total number of offices across Europe to 16. The London sales team will focus on growing ING IM’s institutional and third-party business in the UK.The Dutch asset manager has also hired two people to its UK sales team who will focus on developing both the institutional and the wholesale side of the business.Paul Waters has been appointed director UK institutional. Prior to joining ING IM he fulfilled roles including head of UK business development for AIG Investments and head of client services & consultant relationships for Aviva Investors.Peter Wilson becomes director UK wholesale. Prior to joining ING IM he was sales director, UK discretionary sales for Invista Real Estate Management and sales director, UK, Ireland, Switzerland and Scandinavia for Ivey Cox Consulting ltd.They both report to Deepti Bhandoola, UK country manager who will continue to divide her time between the London office and ING IM’s headquarters in The Hague. Deepti has worked for ING Investment Management for more than 10 years.Matthias Schellenberg, managing director and head of business development Europe, ING IM comments: “Expanding our activities here allows us to leverage on our existing relationships with clients, bringing ING IM’s global capabilities and expertise even closer to the UK market. In addition, our closer proximity to both local and international consultant firms will allow us to serve them even better.”
