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New Head of Marketing and PR at Cardiff Waterside
Plans for the £140 million Cardiff Waterside development have taken an important step forward with the appointment of Angela Parry-Lowther as Head of Marketing and PR. Based at the on-site Marketing Suite, Angela’s responsibilities will cover the existing estate and the new development sites, which will bring a further 550,000 sq ft of offices to Cardiff Bay.
Seeking to promote Cardiff Waterside to both national and international audiences, Angela is planning to promote the lifestyle benefits of working in Cardiff Bay. As she said:
“We are in a wonderful position overlooking Cardiff Bay, so I am very keen that we continue to make the most of our location, while at the same time putting in place measures that make everyone who works at Cardiff Waterside feel cared for and valued.”
Angela has worked previously as Head of Marketing and PR at the BBC in Wales, as Director of Taste of Wales and as Head of Marketing for the Development Board. Commenting on her appointment, Joy McSmythurs, Partner at Knight Frank LLP, which acts as asset and investment manager for Cardiff Waterside said:
“Angela has the right mix of skills and experience to position and promote
Cardiff Waterside to the national and international markets. She has already made a significant impact on the development and I am certain that her appointment will be a great success.”
Cardiff Waterside is a commercial development in Cardiff Bay that was acquired by Morley Fund Management on behalf of Norwich Union funds.
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Caroline Melvin on 0117 946 6654 or
Caroline Harris on 0117 944 1415
Notes to Editors
Morley
Morley is the UK-based asset management business of Aviva plc. Firms within the Morley group of companies manage £169bn (€247bn) from offices around the world as at 30 April 2007.
Morley manages both institutional and retail funds. It also acts as investment manager for a range of retail investment funds, marketed in the UK under the Norwich Union brand and in Europe under the Morley name.
The property team manages in excess of £29bn (€44bn) of UK and European property assets.
Awards
•Morley ranks no.1 fund manager in the
Thomson Extel SRI Survey, 2007
•Property Manager of the Year,
UK Pensions Awards 2007
•Morley’s G7 Fund awarded Fixed Income Hedge
Fund of the Year, Eurohedge Awards 2007
•Equity End User of the Year –
Derivatives Week DEAL Awards 2006
•Property Fund Manager of the Year,
Pensions Management Awards 2006
•Best Commitment to Raising Standards of Trustee Education, Engaged Investor Awards 2006
•Property Fund Manager of the Year,
Property Week Awards 2006
•SRI Provider of the Year, Global Pensions 2006
•Central European Property Awards 2005 - Outstanding Company
of the Year & Investor of the Year
•UK Pensions Awards 2005 –
Property Manager of the Year
•Property Week Awards 2004 –
Best Property Fund Manager
Further information about Morley can be found at www.morleyfm.com
Aviva
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•Aviva’s principal business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £41.5 billion and assets under management of £364 billion at 31
December 2006.
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