Bridges promotes seven

Bridges Fund Management has made seven internal promotions, among which Asa David and Nazli Kayalp (pictured) will now assume the roles of fund director and fund manager, respectively.

In addition, Iveta Grazule has been promoted to legal associate.

David joined the firm in 2021 as senior fund accountant for the sustainable growth, patient capital and outcomes contracts funds. He previously worked for Deloitte in the investment management and private equity audit department, based in London.

Kayalp joined Bridges in 2018 as fund accountant for the sustainable growth and social sector funds. Before joining, she worked at accountancy firm Munir Tatar as a semi-senior accountant for three years.

Grazule joined in 2020 and works in the firm’s legal team at a corporate level and across all funds. She previously worked as a legal and executive assistant at Fay Investment and Asset Management.

The other promotions are:

• Kyle Bentwood – partner, head of origination
• Celia Harrison – investment director, property
• Conor Williams – investment manager, property
• Gus Dodson – manager, client and strategy development

Philip Newborough, co-CEO at Bridges, commented: “These promotions reflect our absolute commitment to building our sustainable and impact investing team – one that can support our partners and management teams to deliver returns for our investors along with measurable positive impact for people and the planet.”