Aberdeen Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Russell Chaplin as Chief Investment Officer, Property.
Reporting to Andrew Smith, Aberdeen's Global Head of Property, Russell will join the company's Management Board for property. He will work to develop Aberdeen's property investment process, and will manage the global investment strategy team for property, with staff in nine countries.
Russell joins from UBS Global Asset Management where he ran their global strategy team. He previously held positions at Henderson Global Investors and Property Market Analysis, the international property consultancy. Russell has a PhD in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge, where he also lectured.
Andrew Smith, Global Head of Property at Aberdeen Asset Management, comments: "Research is at the heart of our investment process. Consequently, the strong leadership, experience, and exceptional analytical skills which Russell brings will be of significant benefit to our process and clients.
"Russell will be key to developing our market analysis capabilities, and implementing successful investment strategies across our growing direct and indirect fund management business."
Source: Maitland
