Hywel George

Director of Investments, Old Mutual Investments

As Director of Investments for Old Mutual Investments Hywel provides investment oversight across our five Affiliate asset management businesses, partnering with them to help further develop their investment business and succeed in their chosen market. These Affiliates comprise Old Mutual Investment Group, Futuregrowth, Marriott, Old Mutual Alternative Investments and Old Mutual Specialised Finance, in total managing over R800 bn in assets.

Hywel provides investment thought leadership at the Old Mutual Investments level, working with stakeholders across the Old Mutual Group to bring leading investment thinking to our broad and varied client base.

As a member of the Old Mutual Investments Executive Committee, Hywel plays a leading role in the strategic development of our investment business, helping to ensure its ongoing success, growth and delivery of outstanding investment product to all our clients.

Hywel has worked at leading institutional and private client asset management businesses in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for 36 years. He began his investment career at Mercury Asset Management, during which time the business grew from US$10bn to US$100bn AUM. He then managed the UK and European Equity business for Goldman Sachs, growing external client AUM from US$1bn to over US$12bn and helping to establish Goldman Sachs Asset Management as a highly regarded asset manager in Europe.

Prior to joining Old Mutual in 2013, Hywel worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Management where he managed the asset management equity business in Europe, before moving to become CEO of the Public Equity business of Dubai International Capital and then becoming a founding partner of Integral Asset Management, a boutique wealth management firm.