Railpen, the investment manager for the UK railways pension schemes, has promoted Julia Diez to head of UK productive assets.
Diez will be responsible for shaping and delivering Railpen’s strategy for its productive asset portfolio, with an emphasis on UK innovation-led investments. She will also bring together work across real estate, infrastructure and other private markets, collaborating with partners in both the public and private sectors to drive growth, create value, and support long-term sustainability for the railways pension schemes’ trustee.
One third of Railpen’s assets deployed domestically across infrastructure, property, and public and private equity.
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Diez brings extensive experience in capital deployment and portfolio management and has a track record in UK investment. She has worked with companies including CMR Surgical, Oxford Nanopore and IP Group, helping to support their growth and development.
Anna Rule, director of private markets and real assets, commented: “Julia’s promotion is based on her experience in investment management and her involvement in advancing innovation and growth. She will take a leading role in supporting our strategy to achieve returns for our members and contribute to the UK economy.”
Julia Diez said: “I’m delighted to take on this role at such an exciting time for UK productive assets. Railpen’s mission to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable futures for members of the railways pension schemes reaches beyond providing financial security in retirement, but considers the world they’ll retire into. An important part of that is a strong, stable economy in the UK.”
