Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed Josien Piek as head of business development for the Benelux and Nordics.
Based in Amsterdam, she will also serve as branch manager, and will report to Steven Gardner, head of Emea institutional at Aviva Investors.
Piek joined from Ninety One Asset Management, where she served as sales director. She has also held roles as head of the Nordics and the Netherlands at Haven Green Investment Management and head of Emea at GRESB.
She brings more than two decades of experience working with institutional asset owners across the Nordics and Benelux, including pension funds, insurers and sovereign wealth funds. She began her career in financial services in 1991, later moving to the buy side as a fixed income portfolio manager before transitioning into senior institutional sales roles.
Steven Gardner, head of Emea institutional at Aviva Investors, said: “She brings over two decades of institutional sales experience and a detailed understanding of client needs across both the Nordics and Benelux. This appointment reinforces our commitment to these important regions and our focus on driving sustained growth across Northern Europe. I am sure that Josien’s commercial expertise and sustainability credentials will be a real asset to the business.”
