Inbrief

? Aviva appointment... Aviva Investors has appointed Abigail Herron as head of engagement in the global responsible investment Team. She reports to Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer.
Herron joins Aviva Investors from Co-operative Asset Management where she headed the corporate governance function, leading engagement, analysis and policy across environmental, social and governance issues including remuneration, gender and diversity, the governance of sustainability, finance and the built environment. She also oversaw the sustainability aspects of the CIS external property fund portfolio. She sits on the UKSIF Leadership Committee, the FTSE4Good Banking Sector Working Group, the Travis Perkins Non-Executive Environmental Advisory Forum and the 30% Club Investor Group.