Talent Moves in Pension/Insurance Investment 2019

OCTOBER

Andy Briggs leaves Aviva after stepping down as CEO in April

Norbert Fullerton names Head of Institutional Client Strategy EMEA at Janus Henderson

Andrew Parry leaves Hermes to join Newton Investment Management as Head of Sustainable Investing

 

SEPTEMBER

Daniel Becker joins Hymans Robertson as Insurance Investment Lead

Alec Findlater leaves Just Group

Michael Leonard joins Schroders as a Portfolio Solutions Manager

Carlo Funk joins SSGA as EMEA Head of ESG Investment Strategy

Keith Goodby leaves Willis Towers Watson to join Aviva

Steven Purves has joined Aon as a Partner in their Risk Settlement Team

Sankar Mahlingham joins Deoitte as a Director in their Pensions Business

Mark Thompson joins London LGPS CIV as CIO

Ruston Smith joins Smart Pension as Chair of Board of Directors

David Hanratty joins River & Mercantile Group as Global Head of Distribution

Mark Burgess steps down as EMEA CIO & Deputy Global CIO from Columbia Threadneedle

Peter Sanderson leaves Blackrock to become CEO of GAM Investments

AUGUST

Andre Keijsers joins Kempen Capital Management as MD and Head of UK

Adam Willis leaves LGIM to join Research Affiliates in Sydney

Harry Harper has joined XPS as Head of Risk Transfer

Ben Kramer leaves Kempen to join Anthos Fund & Asset Management

Tony Baily returns to Aon after spending four years at Cardano as Client Director

JULY

Andrew Stephens joins Insight Investment as Head of Distribution EMEA

Gareth Braithwaite leaves Lloyds Banks

Alan Yip leaves JPMorgan Asset Management to join Neuberger Berman as Head of Portfolio Solutions for Asia Pacific

Dominic Delaforce joins BMO Global Asset Management as a Director of Relationship Management

Emily Tann leaves Hymans Robertson to join Insight Investment as a Solutions Specialist

Phil Spencer leaves LGIM to join Insight Investment as a Solutions Specialist

 

JUNE

Sonja Laud named as new CIO for LGIM

Dean Hughes announced as Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Barnett Waddingham

Ronnie Sabel leaves Russell Investments to join Citi as Senior Portfolio Manager

David Thompson joins Zurich Insurance as new CIO

Richard Ratcliffe leaves Natixis to join Mercer’s Corporate Advisory Team

Matt Simms joins Mercer as Senior Investment Consultant

Swapnil Katkar has been appointed as Director in PwC’s Pensions Advisory Team

Roland Perkins leaves Blackrock

Michael Eakins leaves Goldman Sachs to join ReAssure as CIO

Rachel Basarab-Horwath joins AXA as Institutional Sales Director

 

MAY

Wayne Mepham leaves Schroder to join Jupiter as CFO

Sylvia Pozezanac joins Mercer as UK CEO

Stewart Bennett joins BMO Global Asset Management as Head of Alternatives

Richard Glenn leaves Nomura to join Invesco as Head of UK Insurance Sales

Rob Gambi leaves Henderson Global to join BNP as Global Head of Investments

Hiten Nandha leaves Capita to join PwC as Senior Manager

Greg Ruiz appointed Calpers Managing Investment Director

Keith Harrison appointed CEO of UK and Europe at JLT Re

Alan Baker joins The Law Debenture Pension Trust Corporation as a Director

 

APRIL

Francesco Martorana appointed CEO of Generali Asset Management

Rodney Cook steps down as CEO of Just Group

 

MARCH

Martin Gilbert steps down as co-CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen

Paul LaCoursiere is appointed Global Head of ESG research at Aviva Investors

Takumi Shibata steps down as CEO of Nikko Asset Management

Darren Redmayne joins the Board of Cardano Group

Charles Moussier joins Invesco as Head of Insurance Investment Solutions

Claire Aley joins LGIM as Head of Product and Investments Business Management

Anne Dillé-Weibel joins Nomura Asset Management as Business Development Director

Kevin Wilson leaves The Pension Superfund

 

FEBRUARY

Jason Kenney leaves Mercer to join Clara

Sion Cole leaves Aon to join BlackRock to lead UK fiduciary

Steve Groves joins Clara corporate board

Akash Rooprai leaves Capita Employee Solutions to join ITM as Head of Client Management

Robert Evans leaves Mercer to join XPS as principal

Carolyn Schuster-Woldan leaves LCP to join Redington as Managing Director

Mike Weston to join LGPS Central as CEO

Dan Mikulskis joins LCP as investment partner

Mercer’s Wealth Management CIO Andrew Kurton is to step down in March

Vijay Bharadia leaves Blackstone to join ICG as new CFO

Siobhan Boylan leaves LGIM to join Brewin Dolphin as Finance Director

 

January

Shrey Ginoria leaves Natwest to join Credit Suisse

Anthony Curl joins Alpha Real Capital as Director

Richard Williams joins Clara Pensions as Director of Policy and Communications

Katherine Dandy appointed professional trustee at Capital Cranfield

Rosie Fantom leaves Scottish Widows to join Barnett Waddingham as a bulk annuity consultant

Costas Yiasoumi joins Willis Towers Watson as Senior Director

Andrew Benton leaves State Street Global Advisors to join Natixis

James Wall leaves KPMG to join River and Mercantile as Director

Jonathan Ord joins GC to lead Infrastructure Equity Investment Strategy

Rachel Harris joins Aviva Investors as Senior Investment Director