Aviva Capital Management (ACM) appointed Susan Pfeil as a senior producer on the commercial mortgage loan team in March 2007. She is responsible for the origination of commercial mortgage investments in defined regions throughout the United States.
Aviva Capital Management (ACM) appointed Susan Pfeil as a senior producer on the commercial mortgage loan team in March 2007. She is responsible for the origination of commercial mortgage investments in defined regions throughout the United States.
Susan has over 13 years of experience working in the finance industry. She began her commercial real estate lending career at Principal Financial Group in 1994, covering much of the Midwest as an underwriter in the commercial real estate department. Susan most recently managed the real estate portfolio for Bank of the West in Des Moines.
Dale Helling, vice president of commercial lending for Aviva Capital Management stated: "Susan's hiring demonstrates the increased commitment that our firm has made to commercial mortgage loan investment activities. This is an asset class that we expect to become even more significant to our overall investment mix. Susan's expertise, experience and contacts will be important in implementing our strategy. I am confident she will be a great addition to our staff."
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About Aviva Capital Management
ACM, an SEC registered and GIPS compliant investment adviser, specializes in institutional income-driven asset management and has nearly $20 billion* in assets under management with over 80** employees.
About Aviva
Aviva is one of the leading providers of life and pensions to Europe with substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the world's fifth largest insurance group based on gross worldwide premiums at 31 December 2005. Aviva is ranked 28th on the Fortune Global 500.
Aviva's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £41.5 billion and assets under management of £364 billion at 31 December 2006.
On November 15, 2006, Aviva grew its existing US presence by acquiring AmerUs Group, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Nationally, AmerUs Group is ranked number one in sales of indexed life insurance and number two in sales of indexed annuities.
Aviva USA has $36.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2006, and is headquartered in Des Moines. It also has offices in Boston, New York, Indianapolis and Topeka. Aviva's US employees are committed to helping customers meet their long-term savings, insurance and retirement income needs. http://www.avivausa.com/
*Assets under management as of December 31, 2006, based on discretionary assets. All amounts in USD.
**Employees included are Aviva Capital Management and its affiliate Inflective Asset Management.