Asset Value Investors has hired Helen Mattia from abrdn as head of investment trust sales and relations.
Mattia started at AVI earlier this month, following a five-year career at abrdn where she became investor relations and close end funds sales director and oversaw sales strategies for six investment trusts. Before abrdn, she held roles at Peel Hunt and Winterflood Securities.
In her new position, Mattia will support investment trust sales across AVI, which manages close end funds including the AVI Global trust, AVI Japan Opportunity trust, and the MIGO Opportunities trust.
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Joe Bauernfreund, CEO and CIO of AVI, said: “Helen is a great addition to AVI having built a strong reputation within the investment trust community. AVI has made significant investments across the organisation over the last five years and Helen’s appointment cements our commitment to our investors and our future growth ambitions.”
“We are pleased to welcome Helen to our team. Her experience in closed-end funds and investor relations will be a valuable contribution to our investment trusts. Helen will also be providing a support role to our open ended UCITs funds.”
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AVI currently manages over £1.4bn within its product range and in April launched two UCITs funds, AVI Global Special Situations and AVI Japan Special Situations.
