Notable Talent Moves - Pension and Insurance De-risking
December
Alan Howard joins Shell as Group Pensions Actuary from Aon Hewitt
Nick Malangone joins JP Morgan Asset Management as Executive Director from Goldman Sachs
Michel Kuiters joins Towers Watson as Senior Investment Consultant from Cardano
Alastair Brown joins Lombard Risk Management as Chief Executive Officer from RBS
November
Hannah Simons joins Schroders as Strategic Solutions from Russell Investments
Patrick Cunningham joins Cardano as Senior Client Director from Goldman Sachs
Simy Prakash joins Schroders to work on Market Intelligence from River and Mercantile
Tim Mitchell joins Towers Watson as Senior Consultant from New Zealand Superannuation Fund
Ed Wilson joins Towers Watson as Senior Investment Consultant from PwC
Vidur Bahree joins Aviva as Group Investment Director from Phoenix Group
Nigel Heaton joins Xafinity as Sales Director from Hymans Robertson
October
Gillian Evans joins Macquarie Investment Management as Head of UK Institutional from GSAM
Wayne Davidson joins Mercer as Principle from Deloitte
Tim Castle joins Blackstone from BAML
Martyn Phillips joins Mercer as Partner of Bulk Pensions Insurance from JLT
Ian Maybury steps down from his role at Schroders
Russell Lee joins Legal and General as Director of Strategic Transactions from the Aviation Finance Corporation
September
Rui Wang joins Mercer as a Consultant from Friends Life
Cai Rees joins SEI as Investments Director from Deloitte
Bonnie Smith joins Insight as Product Director from Amlin plc
Sankar Mahalingham joins Xafinity Consulting as Director from Punter Southall
Andrew Epsom joins Mercer as Principal from Towers Watson
Duncan Higgs joins Towers Watson as Senior Investment Consultant from Cardano
Owen Davis joins Russell Investments as Senior Manager from Capita Employee Benefits
Stuart Morris joins Deloitte as Director, Insurance Investment & Capital Optimisation from BNP Paribas
Jonathan Spry joins Aros Capital Partners as Partner from StormHarbour Securities
Ian McKinlay joins Lloyds Banking Group as Pensions Chief Executive Officer from the Aviva Pension Scheme
August
Steven Blackie replaces Patrick Race as UK Head of Investments at Mercer
Stuart Cash leaves Goldman Sachs
Leo Ring joins PwC as Director from KPMG
Hazel McNeilage joins Northern Trust Asset Management as MD, EMEA from Northill Capital
Andrew joins Aberdeen Asset Management as Head of LDI & ALM Solutions from BlackRock
Phil Redding joins Cardano as UK Head of Business Development from Aviva Investors
Ann Flynn joins Towers Watson to lead it's Defined Contribution pension consulting team
Saad Shabbir joins Hudson Advisors, Lone Star Funds as Portfolio Management Analyst from BlackRock
July
Ravi Rastogi joins Mercer as European Head of Insurance from Towers Watson
Clare Henning joins Prudential UK as Director of Investments from Deutsche
Andrew Brown joins Aviva Investors as Director of Fund Services from Friends Life
Clara Yan joins Schroders as Insurance ALM Director from UBS
Vijay Krishnaswamy joins True North Partners as Partner from Hymans Robertson
Mike Edwards joins Scottish Widows as Head of Origination & Structuring, Bulk Annuities Division from Legal & General
Owen Scarrott joins Schroders as Materials & Energy Global Sector Specialist from Morgan Stanley
June
Iain Cowell joins Allianz Global Investors from NAPF to become Head of Investment Solutions UK and Ireland
Julian Cripps joins Railway Pension Trustee Co Ltd as COO from River & Mercantile Group
Dianne Ramsay joins Standard Life as Investment Director from Schroders
Karina Brookes joins Ernst & Young as Executive Director from PwC
Haresh Rai joins Legal & General as Portfolio Construction Associate from Towers Watson
Jaspal Boparai joins BlackRock as Vice President, Consultant Relations from Towers Watson
Scott Holloway joins LV= as Senior Investment Analyst from Friends Life
Austin McBride joins Macquarie Investment Management as Head of UK Wholesale from Ignis AM
Mark Sullivan joins Fidelity Investments as Global Practice Leader, SVP Benefits Consultancy from Aon Hewitt
Van Luu joins Russell Investments as Head of Currency & Fixed Income Strategy from Norges Bank
Stuart Cash leaves Goldman Sachs
Emma Watkins joins Scottish Widows as Director, Bulk Annuities from Lane, Clark & Peacock
Kevin Choy joins Pioneer Investments as Portfolio Manager, Alternative Fixed Income from Hartford
Richard Ferris joins F&C Asset Management as Director, Institutional Business from Mercer
May
Peter Cazalet joins UBS Global Asset Management as Executive Director, Business Development from JP Morgan
Yanwu Guo joins Allfunds Bank S.A. as Senior Quantitative Analyst from Towers Watson
Phil Redding leaves Aviva Investors
Rob Groves joins Pension Insurance Corporation as CIO from Friends Life
Mark Nichols joins Columbia Threadneedle Investments as Portfolio Manager, European Equities team from F&C
April
Joanne Wheatley joins Allianz Global Investors as Head of UK Institutional Client Services from BlackRock
Nikesh Patel joins PwC as Senior Manager from BlackRock
Derek Steeden joins LGIM in Portfolio Construction, LDI Funds from State Street
Tom Barker joins River & Mercantile Group Plc as COO, Derivatives from Investec
Juning Wang Neto joins LGIM as a Quant from Redington
Mike Rogers joins Aon Hewitt as Head of Large Clients, Delegated Consulting Services from Tower Watson
Damian Stanley joins AMP Capital as Principal from Whitehelm Capital
Simon Young joins Aviva Investors as Senior Fund Manager from BlackRock
Jenny Yoe joins River & Mercantile Asset Management as MD, Head of UK Institutional from AMG
Christian Scondo joins Patchstack as Account Manager from Mn Services
Alex Khosla joins AXA Framlington as Equity Analyst, Emerging Markets from UBS
Dan McFetrich joins Schroders as Global Sector Specialist from Fidelity
Alex Lawton joins State Street as Senior Managing Director from Barclays
March
Jan Coetzee joins Swiss Re as CIO Admin Re from Nine Grounds Consulting
Deepak Seeburrun joins HSBC as Head of Insurance Business from Natixis
Akash Rooprai joins Partnership as Product & Sales Development Actuary from Mercer
Simona Paravani joins BlackRock as Managing Director, EMEA Fiduciary Management Business from HSBC
Brian Jack joins Kames Capital as Head of Treasury from Ignis Asset Management
Joseph Molloy joins HSBC Global Asset Management as Head of Passive Equity from LGIM
Navik Patel joins Amundi as Head of Directional Strategies from Aberdeen Asset Management
Myles Bradshaw joins Amundi as Head of Global Aggregate Strategies from PIMCO
David Ric joins Amundi as Head of Absolute Return Strategies from BlackRock
Jeff Mueller joins Eaton Vance Management as Vice President, Global High-Yield Analyst from Threadneedle
Mike Brooks joins Aberdeen Asset Management as Co Head of Diversified Growth from Baillie Gifford
February
Charles Grant leaves FM Capital Partners
Russell Lee joins Aviation Finance Corporation as Senior Managing Director from Mercer
Adrian Mitchell joins Aon Hewitt as Senior Portfolio Manager from John Lewis Partnership Pensions Trust
William Parry joins Buck Consultants as Investment Consultant from Lane Clark & Peacock
Shahzada Omar Saeed joins LGIM as Senior Portfolio Manager from Swisscanto Asset Management
Leon Pachner joins Prudential as Deal Support Manager from Partnership
Trevor Greetham joins RLAM as Head of Multi Asset from Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Catherine Booth joins Newton Investment Management as Business Development Manager from Barings
Brian McCauley joins SEI as Client Director from Buck Consultants
Simon Roberts joins BNP Paribas Investment Partners as CIO Global Equities from Fidelity
Jonathan Barnett joins BNP Paribas Investment Partners as Fund Manager from Moore Capital
January
Varun Sood joins PwC as Consultant from Towers Watson
Patrick Steiner joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments as Head of European Sales from Conning
Bruno Serdoura joins Catlin as Head of Market Strategy & Asset Allocation from Aviva Investors
Nahed Ennasr joins Fathom Financial Consulting as Chief Investment Strategist from Aviva Investors
Rachel Hill joins UBS Global Asset Management as Business Development Director from BlackRock
Heneg Parthenay joins Insight Investment as Head of Insurance from BNY Mellon
Lloyd Raynor joins Insight Investment as Client Director
Jorge Huitron joins Aon Hewitt as Senior Consultant from bfinance
Pete Smith joins Barnett Waddingham as Investment Consultant from Aon Hewitt
Guy Coughlan joins USS as Chief Financial Risk Officer from Pacific Global Advisors
Owen Khonje joins SEI as Investment Analyst from Barclays
Mark Benbow joins Kames Capital as Investment Analyst from Scottish Widows Investment
Louise Kay joins Aviva Investors as Global Head of Sales from Standard Life
Dan Melley joins Winton Capital Management as Global Head of Consultant Relations from Mercer
Hemal Popat joins Mercer as Principal from Towers Watson
Piers Hillier joins Royal London Asset Management as CIO from Kames Capital
Wendy Mayall leaves LV= Employee Pension Scheme
James Staveley-Wadham joins KPMG as Senior Manager
Jing Shi joins Legal and General from Pension Corporation
Alexandra de Zwart Haggard joins Stamford Associates as CEO from Russell Investments
Katherine Wentrup-Estupinan joins BlueBay Asset Management as Sales Director from Strategic Investments
Julio Obeso joins F&C Investments as Senior Analyst from H2O Asset Management
Eoin Murray joins Hermes Investment Management as Head of Investment Office from GSA Capital
Sander van Ouwerkerk joins Mirae Asset Global Investments as Head of Benelux & Nordic Sales from Acadian Asset Management
Vicky Paramour joins LawDeb as Director within Pension Trustees team from Ernst & Young
NOTE FROM AUTHOR:
Plenum 2015 – Financial Services Executive Search
This document lists moves tracked by Plenum and is not a list of placements made by Plenum
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