Property Fund Management Team

Canada Life Asset Management

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Robin James

Head of UK Property

Robin joined Canada Life Asset Management in January 2025 as Head of UK Property.

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David Priddis

Corporate Real Estate Director

David joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2001 and has since worked on a wide range of corporate projects. He oversees the management of our corporate office portfolio in the UK as well as managing our Sustainability and ESG strategy across the property funds.

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Joanna Turner

Head of Property Research

Joanna joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2015. She is responsible for research and strategy within the property fund management team.

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Andrew Maclaren

Fund Manager

Andrew joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2005. His key responsibilities are the asset management of two of our key property funds.

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Suzima Abu-Zarin

Fund Manager

Suzima has been at Canada Life Asset Management in 2006 having joined from Colliers CRE where she was in charge of the asset management of various commercial property portfolios on behalf of a number of institutional Clients.

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David Thomson

Senior Asset Manager

David joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2014. He is responsible for acquiring long income real estate investments for Canada Life’s annuity funds.

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Richard Nichol

Senior Asset Manager

Richard joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2011. His key responsibility is the management of direct property investments within Canada Life’s UK Pension and Life funds.

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Alex Braybrooke

Senior Property Manager

Alex joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2017. He oversees the property management of all investment property assets together with the management of our health and safety responsibilities.

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James Ogborne

Property Asset Manager

James joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2018. His core responsibility is the asset management and income enhancement of property investments within Canada Life’s annuity funds.

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Iga Gelder

Property Manager

Iga joined Canada Life Asset Management at the beginning of 2022. She oversees the property management and health and safety responsibilities for the ACS portfolio.

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Mike Davies

Asset Manager

Mike joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2021. His core responsibility is the asset management and income enhancement of property investments within Canada Life’s annuity funds.

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