Davina has over 25 years of fund management experience. Davina was managing director and head of Pan European equities at Russell Investments. Prior to that she was head of European equities at F&C, ISIS and Royal & SunAlliance. Davina has also previously held positions at Nikko Capital Management (UK) and Kleinwort Benson and was previously a director of BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc and Invesco Global Equity Income Trust plc.

Davina is currently a senior independent director of abrdn Asia Focus plc, a member of the investment committee of St James’s Place and a director of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc.