John joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2016 as a Senior Investment Grade Insurance Portfolio Manager. Based in London, John will be responsible for managing investment grade credit portfolios for Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ European insurance clients and will work with the Global Insurance team to develop its proposition and grow its assets under management. John joins from Aviva Investors where he was Head of Sterling Investment Grade Credit and led the integration of Aviva Investors and Friends Life Investments Corporate Bond teams. At Aviva Investors, he managed investment grade portfolios that spanned both Aviva & Friends Life client bases. Prior to this John was Head of Credit at Friends Life Investments and held similar senior roles at Liverpool Victoria Asset Management.