Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has announced the appointment of Richard Saldanha, Francois de Bruin and Matt Kirby to its Equity Team, and the appointment of Mike Fox to Head of Equities.

Saldanha, who becomes Lead Manager of the Royal London Global Equity Income Fund and a manager on the Global Equity Select Fund, joins RLAM from Aviva Investors, where he spent 18 years, most recently as a Global Equity Fund Manager responsible for over £1.5 billion in assets under management.

de Bruin joins as Lead Manager on the Royal London Global Equity Select Fund, while Kirby will manage the Royal London Global Equity Income Fund alongside Saldanha.

Fox, new Head of Equities, continues to lead on Royal London Asset Management’s suite of sustainable investment funds, supported by the 10-strong sustainable investment team, the Royal London Asset Management responsible investment team, and its external advisory committee.

Royal London Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Piers Hillier said: “With his proven track record of leadership and mentoring, Mike was the natural choice to head up the Equity Team in the next stage of its development. Mike has built our sustainable investment funds into a world-class investment proposition over the past 20 years and has delivered consistent investment returns for clients.

“The Equity Team comprises over 30 fund managers, analysts, and quant specialists, offering our clients a best-in-class solution, and I look forward to seeing it go from strength to strength under Mike’s leadership.”