Quintain Estates & Development has appointed two new fund managers, in line with its strategic objective of doubling funds under management to £2 bn (EUR 2.4 bn) by March 2013. Scott Wilson has been appointed as fund manager focussing on new business opportunities and Michael Donnelly has joined as fund manager for Quantum, the science park fund that Quintain co-funds with Aviva Investors.

Quintain Estates & Development has appointed two new fund managers, in line with its strategic objective of doubling funds under management to £2 bn (EUR 2.4 bn) by March 2013. Scott Wilson has been appointed as fund manager focussing on new business opportunities and Michael Donnelly has joined as fund manager for Quantum, the science park fund that Quintain co-funds with Aviva Investors.

Both Wilson and Donnelly will report to David Gavaghan, executive director of fund management, with whom they previously worked at Strategic Investment Board Limited (SIB) in Northern Ireland. Gavaghan was CEO of SIB from 2004 until May this year.

Wilson's focus at SIB was on regeneration, asset management, health, housing and transport, whereas Donnelly's areas of expertise were the commercial and financial aspects of infrastructure and regeneration projects. Prior to joining SIB, Donnelly spent six years at PriceWaterhouse Coopers as a chartered accountant.