Talent Moves 2016

WHO HAS MOVED JOBS IN THE INSURANCE AND PENSION DE-RISKING MARKET

November and December

  • Simon Betteley joins SEI as Fiduciary Sales Director from BlackRock
  • Aimee Bowkett joins LGIM as Smart Beta Product Specialist from AXA Investment Management
  • Andrew Ridgers joins LGIM as Multi Asset Product Specialist from Aviva
  • Costas Yiasoumi is understood to be joining a leading buyout provider in January having left Partnership
  • Mahmoud El Shaer joins Wellington from Aviva Investors
  • Sinead Leahy joins PwC as Partner, Pension Consulting business from RBS
  • Ed Collinge joins Invesco in Insurance Solutions from JP Morgan
  • Hamish Wilson joins Pacific Life Re as Head of Research & Development from Hymans Robertson
  • Raghav Khosla joins Apollo Asset Management as Senior Structurer for Europe from UBS

October

  • Mark Gilligan joins AXA IM as Head of Infrastructure Equity, Global from UBS Asset Management
  • Prasun Mathur joins Aviva as Head of Group Investments from Phoenix Group
  • Keli Zhang joins Pension Corporation from Towers Perrin
  • Paul Wharton joins Russell Investments as Director, Fiduciary Management from Mercer
  • Sanjeev Chopra leaves HSBC Global Asset Management
  • Brendan Coffey joins Capita Employee Benefits as Head of Investment Strategy from Unilever
  • Bram van den Reijen joins Cardano as Client Account Manager from Aon Hewitt
  • Julian Worthington joins State Street Global Advisors as ETF Product Developer from BlackRock
  • Adam Michaels joins Buck Consultants @ Xerox as Senior Investment Consultant from LCP
  • Carl Hitchman joins Stamford Associates as Head of Fiduciary Management Advisory from Hymans Robertson


September

  • Dianne Ramsay joins LGIM as Senior LDI Distribution Manager from Standard Life Investments
  • Anna Eagles joins Law Debenture as a Professional Trustee from Towers Watson
  • John Hampton joins Columbia Threadneedle's insurance team  from Aviva Investors
  • Valerie Stephan joins JPMAM as Executive Director from GSAM
  • Tulsi Naidu joins Zurich Insurance as Head of Business Development from Prudential
  • Donny Hay leaves Kempen
  • Max Scharl joins Cardano as LDI Manager from State Street Global Advisors
  • Frankie Borrell joins Legal & General as Business Development Director from Partnership
  • Akash Rooprai joins Capita Employee Benefits as Head of Risk Management from Partnership
  • Susan Brian joins Old Mutual Wealth as Pricing Actuary from Friends Life
  • Richard Trimmer joins Russell Investments as Associate Director, Relationship Management from LGIM
  • Priti Ruparelia joins Aegon as DC Client Relationship Manager from BlackRock
  • Samuel Berman joins Amundi as Institutional Business Development Manager from AXA IM
  • Beenesh Googoolye joins Hymans Robertson as Senior Investment Consultant from LCP
  • Ritchie Thomson joins Hymans Robertson as Associate Consultant from LCP
  • Rosina Barnett joins Northern Trust as Head of UK Consultant Relations from Fidelity
  • Kate Finch joins P-Solve as Sales Director
  • Sean McCarthy left Friends Life to join EValue Ltd
  • Imran Ahmad joins Standard Life Investments as Investment Director from JP Morgan Asset Management
  • Paul Cuff joins Xafinity as Managing Director from KPMG

August

  • Helena Morrisey steps down as Chief Executive for Newton Investment Management to become non-executive Chair of the Board
  • Hiten Nandha joins Capita Employee Benefits as Senior Investment Consultant from Willis Towers Watson
  • Ian Bailey retires as Co-Head of Delegated Consulting Services at Aon Hewitt
  • Lara Edmonstone-West joins P-Solve as Director from KPMG
  • Shariff Ahmed joins Allianz Global Investors as Senior Product Development Manager from Aviva Investors

July

  • Ajeet Manjrekar rejoins P-Solve as Co-Head from Global Thematic Partners
  • Herman Brill joins United Nations Staff Pension Fund as Director from Cardano
  • Michael Marks joins LGIM as Chief Operating Officer from BlackRock
  • Tammy McPherson joins Lombard Odier Investment Managers as Head of UK Institutional Business Development
  • Adam Porter joins Hymans Robertson as Associate Investment Research Consultant from Buck Consultants
  • Makarios Lambrianou is understood to be leaving EY to join Exin Capital Partners
  • Annacarla Dellepiane joins SPDR Capital Markets EMEA from Blackrock
  • Gene Frieda joins PIMCO as Executive Vice President & Global Strategist from Moore Capital Management
  • Arno Kitts joins Pension Insurance Corporation's Board as non executive director & Chair of asset & liability-management committee
  • Paul Waters joins Mirabaud Asset Management as Head of Institutional for UK & Netherlands from NN Investment Partners
  • John Stainsby joins AXA Investment Management as Head of the UK Client Group
  • Yasmine Ellis joins Kames Capital as Business Development Manager from Schroders

June

  • Joe Moody is understood to have left Allianz GI
  • Chris Gill joins Capita Employee Benefits as Senior Investment Consultant from Mercer
  • Murray Wood is understood to have left Nomura
  • Alex Thompson joins Loomis, Sayles Investments as Product Specialist from Mercer
  • David Adkins is understood to be joining Lloyds Banking Group from The Pensions Trust
  • Chris Price joins AXA IM as Head of Insurance Solutions from Deutsche Bank
  • Anisha Gangwani joins L&G from Direct Line Group
  • Benjamin Pritchett-Brown joins IPE International Publishers as Commercial Director
  • Simon Somerville joins Marathon Asset Management from Jupiter Asset Management

May

  • Walter van Gent joins Deutsche Bank (Amsterdam) as Business Analyst from Kempen Fiduciary Management
  • Dimitry Masalov joins Pacific Life Re as a Modelling Actuary from Deloitte
  • Gareth Davies joins Hermes Investment Management as Head of Client Relationship Management from BlackRock
  • Jacob Palmer joins The Boston Consulting Group as a Consultant from EY
  • Barry Widdows joins Prudential PMG as Senior Portfolio Manager from BlackRock
  • Chris Bridge left Friends Life
  • Mattias Eng is understood to have left Natixis
  • Tim Banks joins Mercer as Senior Consultant from Alliance Bernstein
  • Sebastian Mackay is understood to be joining Invesco Perpetual in September
  • Eugene Dimitriou joins Columbia Threadneedle from PIMCO 


April

  • Jeroen Wilbrink joins NN Investment Partners as Senior Client Advisor from Mercer Benelux
  • Luke Youlden joins Legal & General as Group Market Risk Director from PwC
  • Ted Potter joins iqCIO, LLC as a Partner from Aviva Investors
  • Ian Aylward joins Punter Southall Aspire as Investment Director from Aviva Investors
  • Martin Collins joins KPMG as Pensions Director from Lloyds Banking Group
  • Tom Frost joins Caxton Associates from Credit Suisse
  • Ed Tomlinson joins Aon Hewitt as Head of UK DB delegated sales team from SEI Investments
  • Peter Kane joins Mercer's Glasgow office as Principal from Standard Life
  • Anthony Fletcher joins Allenbridge as Senior Advisor from Aberdeen Asset Management
  • Michael Gansk joins AXA Investment Managers as Head of Emerging Market Fixed Income from Rogge Global
  • Campbell Fleming joins Aberdeen Asset Management as Global Head of Distribution from Columbia Threadneedle
  • Matt Wilmington joins Legal & General as Director of Strategic Transactions from Aon Hewitt
  • Ben Joyce joins FSAssist as Software Development Manager from Aon Hewitt

March

  • Andrew Drake joins PwC as Partner from Psolve River Mercantile Group
  • Chris Inman joined Aon Hewitt as Investment Principal from Towers Watson
  • Jackie Hunt joins Allianz's Board of Directors from Prudential
  • Yi Wang joins CSOP Asset Management as Executive Director from Redington (conf)
  • Rahul Misra leaves Willis Towers Watson
  • Duncan Lamont joins Schroders as Head of Research & Analytics from Aon Hewitt
  • James Lindsay-Fynn joins Schroders as Portfolio Manager from Rogge Global Partners
  • Elizabeth Corley steps down as CEO at Allianz Global Investors

February

  • John Dewey joins Aviva Investors as Head of Investment Strategy from BlackRock
  • Moiz Khan joins Aviva Investors as Investment Strategist from Prudential
  • Hitendra Varsani leaves Morgan Stanley
  • Matthew Fletcher joins Aon Hewitt as Senior Consultant from Hymans Robertson
  • Alan Supple joins JPMAM as Managing Director, Global Equities from CentreSquare Investment Management
  • Remco van Eeuwijk to join AIMco as CRO in May 2016 from MN Services
  • Helen Driver joins Aviva Investors as Fund Manager on Global Equities Team from LGIM
  • Mary Kerrigan is understood to have left Towers Watson

January

  • Wojciech Herchel joins Schroders as Insurance ALM Director from Aberdeen Asset Management
  • Benoit Jacquemont joins Cambridge Associates as Senior Investment Director from Cardano
  • Irshaad Ahmad joins Allianz Global Investors as Head of Institutional Europe from AXA Investment Managers
  • Carrie Zhang joins PwC as Manager, Pension Investment Strategy from Metlife
  • Robert Evans joins Mercer as Principal from Buck Consultants
  • Fionn Sweeney joins Lane, Clarke & Peacock as Investment Consultant from Willis Towers Watson
  • Francis Chua is understood to have left JLT
  • Andrew Kelly joins Kames Capital, Institutional Business Development from LGIM
  • Andy Seed joins Zurich Corporate Savings as Corporate Distribution Manager from JP Morgan
  • Girish Menezes joins KPMG as Principal from Buck Consultants
  • Niral Shukla joins YESFX Ltd as FX Prop Trader from Aviva Investors
  • Justin Arter is understood to be replacing Arno Kitts at BlackRock