Threadneedle has announced the appointment of Irina Miklavchich to the position of Fund Manager, Global Emerging Markets Equities. Miklavchich will join the Asia (ex Japan) and Global Emerging Markets Equities team of seven headed by Vanessa Donegan and will manage a number of global emerging markets funds.

Miklavchich joins Threadneedle from Goldman Sachs where she was an Executive Director in the Principal Strategies Group since 2006, with responsibility for managing the EMEA equity long-short portfolio. Prior to that Miklavchich worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as an Executive Director in the Emerging Markets and Global Financial teams.

Threadneedle's Head of Equities Leigh Harrison comments: “Irina’s appointment comes at an exciting time for the Asia and Global Emerging Markets Equities team as we are seeing enormous interest in this area and a significant opportunity to raise assets. Irina is a skilled fund manager in emerging market equities with a strong track record, and will bring valuable experience to the team. This high calibre new addition to our talent pool both deepens our fund management capability and enhances Threadneedle’s ability to raise assets across our various distribution channels globally."