Scottish Widows appoints head of human resources

Wood takes over from John Miller, who headed HR from London, but has now taken over other responsibilities in the group. Wood joins the fund manager from Murray Johnstone, the Scottish house that was bought last year by Aberdeen Asset Managers, where she held a similar role for the last three years.

Prior to this, she was an HR manager at Scottish Amicable Investment Managers, where she worked closely with the executive committee to bring HR in line with the company business plan.

In her new role Wood will be responsible for the strategic and operational provision of all personnel matters, and will report to Bill Main, chief executive officer. She heads a five-strong team.

Since July last year SWIP has been strengthening its investment management teams, with 40 new hires over the period.

Aberdeen said that Wood's role had been incorporated into its HR department.