Justin Onuekwusi today starts his role as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at St. James’s Place.
Justin’s new role will see him lead the development of SJP’s investment proposition, asset allocation approach and selection of external fund managers.
Justin has more than 20 years of experience in the investment management industry, having recently worked as Head of Retail Investments, EMEA and Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds at Legal & General Investment Management. He has also held positions at Aviva Investors, Merrill Lynch/Bank of America and Aon Consulting.
Outside of investments, Justin has also shown leadership throughout the industry championing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion receiving various accolades and recognition.
The appointment of Justin is part of SJP’s drive to enhance the breadth and depth of expertise within the investment division, which has included Hetal Mehta as Head of Economic Research and Joe Wiggins as Director of Investment Research.
Tom Beal, Director of Investments at St. James’s Place, comments: “I’m thrilled to have Justin on board, as his experience in multi-asset solutions will be invaluable to the team and in driving positive investment outcomes for our clients.”
Justin Onuekwusi, Chief Investment Officer at St. James’s Place, said: “Everything I have done in my career has been based on the desire to be impactful. I am looking forward and delighted to have the opportunity to continue to do this at SJP and importantly together with the rest of the investment capability strive to be innovative in the pursuit of delivering robust client outcomes.”
