Real assets investment manager Foresight Group has hired Duncan Symonds as partner and global head of real assets.
Symonds, who joins from IFM Investors, will lead the FTSE 250-listed company’s international real assets business, which currently runs £10.9bn in assets under management across renewable energy, infrastructure and natural asset portfolios. He will also sit on the firm’s executive committee.
During his time at IFM Investors, Symonds also served as non-executive director on the board of Anglian Water Services, M6toll, GlasfaserPlus and Global Infraco. He has also held leadership roles on UK infrastructure projects including the London Bridge Station redevelopment and Crossrail.
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Gary Fraser, CEO at Foresight Group said: “Duncan brings an exceptional combination of real assets investment experience and operational insight across some of the most significant infrastructure projects in the UK, Australia and Europe.
“We are confident that Duncan’s leadership will be instrumental in strengthening our global real assets platform and, as a member of our Executive Committee, will help drive the group’s strategies to create long-term value for our investors, shareholders and staff.”
Symonds added he is “delighted to join the firm” and looks forward to working with the team to “further expand the platform globally while identifying new opportunities to deploy capital into critical assets that deliver long-term economic and environmental value”.
