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Your UK contacts
Prospective client
If you’re a prospective client, we’ve included some background information on our new business team members, who’ll be working closely with you to gain a full understanding of your investment needs.
Louise Kay
Head of UK Institutional Business Development
Louise joined Standard Life Investments in 2006. She is responsible for business development in the UK as well as the UK and global consultant relations team. Since 2009, Louise has also held responsibilities on the Global Liquidity Funds Ltd board. Prior to joining the company she held a similar post at AEGON Asset Management and was previously a client consultant at the WM Company.
Email: louise_kay@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 0450
George Emmerson
Investment Director - UK Institutional Business
Alongside developing relationships with the UK's largest pension funds, George is responsible for researching and identifying companies' pension fund investment requirements. He works closely with trustees, pension managers and consultants to deliver solutions that directly benefit each pension fund, ranging from return-seeking assets, liability matching products and opportunities for DB and trust-based DC funds. George has been with Standard Life Investments in his current role since 2002, having previously fulfilled a similar position at Britannic Asset Management.
Email: george_emmerson@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 9567
Len Currie
Investment Director - UK Local Authorities Business
Len joined Standard Life Investments in 2008 having gained consultancy experience in his previous roles. He works directly with our institutional clients to develop the products and solutions that will meet their long-term investment goals.
Email: len_currie@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 6425
Andrew Dickson
Investment Director - UK Institutional Business
Andrew joined Standard Life Investments in 2010, having previously worked for 18 years at our parent company, Standard Life, where he was responsible for developing relationships and delivering innovative group pension solutions for some of the UK's largest employers. Andrew now has responsibility for developing relationships and delivering investment solutions to institutional clients that directly benefit both DB and DC pension funds and help clients meet their long-term investment goals. Andrew is a regular contributor in the pensions trade press and presenter at leading pension and investment conferences throughout the UK. He is also Vice Chair of the Defined Contribution Investment Forum.
Email: andrew_dickson@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 4774
John Andrews
Investment Director - UK Institutional Business
Based in London, John brings investment experience across a variety of asset classes including liability-driven investments, private equity and real estate. John is responsible for developing relationships within both the public and private sectors, working with finance directors, treasurers, trustees and pension fund managers to develop investment solutions that meet long-term investment objectives.
Email: john_andrews@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)207 872 4102
Existing client
If you’re an existing client, your dedicated Client Directors are all based in our George Street offices in Edinburgh. You can contact any member of the team using the following details.
Dale MacLennan
Investment Director
Dale joined Standard Life Investments in 2002 as an investment director within the global account management team. He began his career in 1994 with the WM Company where he was a client manager and was subsequently investment director at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, heading a team responsible for relationships with various distribution channels. Dale has direct responsibility for a number of our largest institutional clients. Working closely with our equity teams, he has a particular focus on UK equity assets.
Email: dale_maclennan@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 0430
Eddie Gimlette
Investment Director
Eddie joined Standard Life Investments in 1998 as investment director for segregated institutional funds, becoming Head of Segregated Funds in 2000. Working within UK pensions, he is primarily responsible for the management of our segregated institutional funds and pooled pension funds. His career also includes time at Kleinwort Benson, Credit Suisse and the British Army.
Email: edward_gimlette@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 8876
Euan Baird
Investment Director
Before joining our UK institutional team in 2003, Euan's first role within Standard Life Investments was managing retail pension portfolios on our Japanese desk. He has direct responsibility for a number of our largest institutional clients, ranging from multi-nationals to local authorities and charities. Euan also works closely with our property team and has a particular focus on property assets.
Email: euan_baird@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 6114
Fraser Macnair
Investment Director
Fraser joined Standard Life Investments in 2007, working within our client management team to manage relationships and report to our existing institutional clients. He began his career in 1994 with Gartmore Investment Management as an Investment Analyst, before joining Mercer Investment Consulting in 1997 in a pension scheme advisory role.
Email: fraser_macnair@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 5135
Jon Holguin
Investment Director
Jon's first role at Standard Life Investments was as an investment executive within our Market Line team, where he was responsible for all aspects relating to the Japanese and European pension, life and OEIC funds. He has been with our UK institutional team since 2005, reporting to our clients on the performance of their pension scheme assets.
Email: jon_holguin@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 7772
Mark Foster
Investment Director
Mark joined Standard Life Investments in early 2011, working within the global client relationship management team with specific client responsibilities for fixed income, LDI and GARS. Mark has 13 years experience in the industry working as an actuary and an investment consultant. He began his career at Aegon and was involved in advising pension schemes on a range of investment and actuarial issues. Mark then moved to Mercer in Edinburgh where he was a senior investment consultant. He was also part of its UK strategy team and financial strategy group.
Email: mark_foster@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 8199
Nigel Cosgrove
Investment Director
Nigel joined Standard Life Investments as an Investment Director in 2012, responsible for managing and developing relationships with UK insitutional clients. He began his investment management career in 1998 with Morgan Grenfell Asset Management and has also held client relationship roles at Threadneedle Asset Management and BlackRock.
Email: nigel_cosgrove@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7872 4125
Owen McCrossan
Investment Director
A Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, Owen has been with Standard Life Investments since 2007. He has specific responsibility for our fixed income and liability-driven solutions for institutional clients.
Email: owen_mccrossan@standardlife.com
Tel: +44 (0)131 245 6379
Paul Smyth
Investment Director
Paul joined Standard Life Investments in 2000 and works in our client management team to manage relationships and report to our existing institutional clients. Paul entered the investment industry in 2000.
Email: paul_smyth@standardlife.com
Tel: 00 353 1 639 7006
Mobile: 00 353 86 601 4566
