Henderson Global Investors has hired Sam Cotton as assistant European retail asset manager for its EUR 930 mln European Retail Property fund (Herald). Cotton will be based in Henderson’s London office and will be responsible for assisting with the implementation of Herald's asset management strategy.

He will be working alongside Paul Nicholls, head of asset management and David Turner, fund manager.

Cotton joins from Savills Commercial where he started his career in 2008, and qualified in 2010, whilst in the property & asset management team.