Mayar Capital, a boutique long-only asset management company focused on shariah-compliant equities, announces that it has hired Leigh Overall Gibbons as its new Head of Sales & Client Relations.
Leigh has deep and vast sales and relationship management experience, built over 23 years in the industry.
Leigh began her investment career at Perpetual in 1999. Her subsequent experience at Invesco spanned roles in Operational Relationship Management, Sales (and Sales Account) Management, initially covering UK banks, stockbrokers and family offices, before solely focusing on Life and Insurance clients specialising on Unit-Linked, With-Profit, Platforms, Model Portfolios, Offshore-Bonds, Mandates, and Customised Index Solutions.
Leigh’s hire comes on the back of Mayar Capital reaching $500 million assets under management and the launch of its second product, the Mayar Responsible Saudi Equity strategy. The new strategy is focused on Saudi Arabian equities and is currently operating within an SMA structure with plans to launch formally within a UCITS vehicle later this year.
Abdulaziz Alnaim, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, commented:
“We’re excited to welcome Leigh to Mayar and look forward to working together to broaden and deepen our existing client base, particularly in the UK institutional market where we’re seeing significant untapped demand.
Leigh’s relationship management experience will also be greatly valuable in strengthening our relationships with clients.”
