West Yorkshire Pension Fund has appointed John Dewey as chief investment officer for the £20bn local authority pension scheme.
Dewey was most recently a managing director in HSBC’s alternatives business, responsible for business development as well as leading its Asian arm.
Before that he was real assets CIO for Aviva Investors, overseeing its pan-European private markets business including real estate and infrastructure investments.
Dewey also previously held various leadership roles within the multi-asset solutions business at BlackRock.
He will lead West Yorkshire’s internal investment team as well as working with leaders from the Merseyside and Greater Manchester Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds as members of the Northern LGPS pool.
Euan Miller, managing director at West Yorkshire Pension Fund, said: “John’s extensive experience across public and private markets investing, as a CIO and in senior investment leadership roles, make him a great fit as CIO of West Yorkshire Pension Fund. I’m looking forward to working closely with John as we navigate the market challenges and evolving LGPS landscape.”
Dewey said: “West Yorkshire Pension Fund has a strong in-house investment team and proven track record serving our members and employers. I look forward to building on this and working with our Northern LGPS partners to deliver excellent investment performance, robust governance and value.”
The Northern LGPS pool last week received approval from government that it met the requirements of the ‘Fit for the Future’ consultation.
