David Aird, UK managing director of Investec Asset Management, will be taking a sabbatical through Christmas, the South Africa-born investment management firm confirmed to Investment Week on Thursday.
In a statement, Investec AM said: "Given his continuous 20 years of service to the business, David Aird will be taking a sabbatical through to Christmas, returning in January 2020." Investec AM senior management look to increase stake to 20% ahead of spinoff Aird joined Investec in 2000 from Gartmore Investment Management, where he led its hedge fund sales business. Before that, he was head of UK offshore sales at Fleming Investment Management.
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