Sian Roberts, Octopus Investments

British asset manager Octopus Investments continues its attempt to make inroads with institutional investors by hiring fundraiser Sian Roberts as head of UK institutional distribution.

Roberts has joined from BlackRock, where she was most recently a director in the multi-alternatives product strategy team. She has also held positions at Partners Group, Railpen, Schroders and JPMorgan.

Roberts will be charged with supporting fundraising efforts, per a statement, as the firm aims to grow its assets under management to £50 billion (€58 billion; $63 billion) by 2030. The firm has several products on the market with a sustainability bent, the Octopus Affordable Housing Fund, the Octopus Sustainable Infrastructure Fund and the Octopus Healthcare Fund.