Based in New York, Milligan will be responsible for developing new business with Taft Hartley pension plans.

Milligan has more than 10 years of experience working with equity, fixed income and real estate products. Prior to joining Aviva Investors, he worked at Amalgamated Bank on the development of the bank’s Taft Hartley practice.

He also has experience at The Swarthmore Group, where he specialized in Taft Hartley plan client service and marketing; and at New England Financial, where he helped create customized retirement solutions for defined contribution plans.

Aviva Investors North America head of sales managing director Eric Hasenauer said that Milligan has a number of deep relationships in the Taft Hartley marketplace. He is well positioned to execute the strategy and help support clients in this important segment of the institutional market.

Aviva Investors is the global asset management business operated by affiliates of Aviva, operate under a single brand with more than 1,300 employees in 14 countries across Asia Pacific, Europe, the UK and North America.