BlackRock appoints new local government lead

31 October 2019 by Colin Marrs

Investment management firm BlackRock has appointed a new lead for its local government business.

Gavin Lewis joins the firm as an asset manager from Vanguard where he was head of UK institutional.

His other previous roles include UBS and Russell Investments. Lewis will report to Sarah Melvin, head of UK.

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