Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed Hazel McNeilage as Managing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), in line with its continuing focus on building relationships with institutional clients across the region.

McNeilage holds responsibility for institutional business development and relationship management across the region and forms part of the leadership team for Northern Trust Asset Management’s business in EMEA.

Based in London, she reports to Wayne Bowers, head of Northern Trust Asset Management, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

“Hazel is a seasoned financial professional who, through her global experience and expertise, understands the particular investment needs of sophisticated institutional investors,” said Bowers.

“Hazel brings deep knowledge of asset management coupled with strong board governance experience, and her leadership will continue to position us for growth across the region.”

McNeilage has more than 30 years of financial services experience across Australia, South Africa, Asia, the United States, and Europe.

Her previous experience includes head of funds management for a large sovereign fund and head of a regional investment consulting business as well as other senior investment management roles.

Commenting on her appointment, McNeilage said: “Northern Trust’s client centric approach and reputation for ethics and integrity were major factors in my decision to join the organization.”

“Northern Trust Asset management has a range of high quality investment management capabilities relevant to the needs of institutional investors across the globe,” she said.

Northern Trust Corporation is a provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals.

Northern Trust offers clients in EMEA a broad range of investment management capabilities, across equities, fixed interest and cash management.

This includes engineered equity, Northern Trust’s approach to factor based investing and strategies incorporating environment, social and governance (ESG) principles, as well as more traditional index management.

Capabilities are available through both commingled funds and segregated accounts, with a focus on designing investment strategies to meet the individual needs of investors.