Investment - Articles - Mercer appoints Steven Blackie as new Head of Investments

 Mr Blackie joined Mercer in 2009 as leader of the consultancy’s Edinburgh investment team. He has since held several client leadership roles within Mercer covering, respectively, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England. Most recently, he was Commercial Director for Mercer’s UK Investments business. Prior to joining Mercer, Mr Blackie was Commercial Director for Aon Hewitt's consultancy business in Scotland and also spent a number of years with Edinburgh Fund Managers and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.

  

 Mr Blackie commented: “The investments landscape continues to change at a rapid pace. A low-growth investment environment, testing times for DC investors and the continued focus on de-risking DB pension plans offers both challenges and opportunities for our clients. Mercer has been instrumental in developing market leading solutions helping clients tackle these challenges and create opportunity. I look forward to ensuring we continue to do this in the years ahead.”

  

 Fiona Dunsire, Mercer’s UK CEO, added: “Bringing with him almost 25 years’ experience in the industry, Steven will provide the strong leadership required to pursue a growth-oriented and expansive strategy. Steven was selected for the role following an internal and external assessment process, and I am looking forward to his contribution to the Mercer UK leadership team.”