Ex-Invesco Perpetual sales director Pollard joins Gabelli hedge fund

Spent 20 years at Invesco Perpetual

Henry Pollard, who spent 20 years as a sales director at Invesco Perpetual, has taken on a new role as managing director of sales at Gamco Asset Management, which runs the Gabelli range of funds.

Pollard joins the firm in a new distribution role covering the UK and Europe, and will be based in London. His role will be to market GAMCO's various products, which comprises 21 mutual funds and 11 closed-ended offerings, including the Gabelli Associates fund and the Gabelli Equity trust, to consultants, wealth managers and family offices. Portfolio manager Robert D. Leininger said: "We are pleased to welcome Henry to Gabelli as we further develop our business in the UK and beyond. "We manage assets for institutional and private investors across the continent since 1987 though sep...