Dean Heaney joined Pioneer Investments as institutional sales director, a spokeswoman for the firm said.
It is a new position and Mr. Heaney is based in London, responsible for developing the €185.5 billion ($239.1 billion) money manager's institutional business in the U.K. He reports to Jonathan May, head of U.K. institutional business development.
Mr. Heaney was previously responsible for institutional business development at Royal London Asset Management. A Royal London spokeswoman could not be reached for comment by press time.