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In her expanded role, Nikulina will oversee Willis Towers Watson's key internal investment research teams: manager research; operational due diligence (ODD); and asset research.

She will work closely with Redmond, Josh Hall (head of ODD) and David Hoile (head of asset research) and will have a key role in high quality and consistent overall research proposition and deliver value around investment solutions which appeal to the needs of clients. Luba will continue to report to Craig Baker, chief investment officer.

Craig Baker, Global Chief Investment Officer, Willis Towers Watson said: "Luba is an invaluable asset to the firm which has been demonstrated by her leadership of the manager research team over the past five years. She has demonstrated an active commitment to developing the manager research team and is now in a position to enhance our entire research offering in this new role.

"Luba's promotion will see her overseeing and executing seamless interactions between the three research streams while providing optimal value to our clients. Luba has been instrumental in evolving our research capabilities, in particular engaging with asset managers on topics of culture, diversity and sustainable investment, and will further strengthen the importance of this work going forward."

Redmond will assume Nikulina's role from the 1st July and will be responsible for the team of analysts conducting investment research on asset managers, coming up with recommendations and creating new investment solutions where none exists.

He will work with the heads of equity (Stephen Miles), credit (Nimisha Srivastava), liquid diversifying (Sara Rejal) and real assets (Paul Jayasingha) to ensure Willis Towers Watson continues to improve its value proposition to clients and will be reporting to Nikulina.

Craig Baker said: "Since joining Willis Towers Watson in 2004, Chris has played a vital role in the manager research team. He will continue driving our efforts in engaging with the asset management community and finding great, innovative investment ideas across our different research streams. We look forward to seeing the continued strong performance of our preferred strategies under Chris's leadership."