GSB
The financial services firm has appointed Nigel Gregory and Christopher Somers to the group’s Dubai office.
Gregory joins as global head of GSB Capital and has worked in various senior executive roles across compliance, training, sales, and management in UK banks for 10 years.
Somers joins as senior partner in the GSB Private banking team and prior to joining, has held senior positions at Standard Chartered Bank and the Royal Bank of Canada.
CII
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has announced Enas Asiri and Suresh Nair as vice presidents.
Asiri is a long-standing member of the CII and became a Fellow (FCII) in 2015. Prior to joining National Life Assurance (BNL) in 2017, she was the head of the life and medical operations at the Arab Insurance Group (ARIG).
Nair brings three decades of experience in the insurance industry and is currently the executive director at Gargash Insurance Services in Dubai. He is also a Fellow of the CII and holds an MBA.
Lombard Odier
The wealth planning team has announced David Barker as senior wealth planner.
Barker has worked for over 25 years at the accountancy firm, Rawlinson & Hunter, in roles including head of tax and managing partner.
Sarasin & Partners
The investment manager has appointed Edward Lloyd and Jack Brodie.
Lloyd joins as senior investment manager after six years at Quilter Cheviot, whilst Brodie joins as investment analyst at the Sarasin Bread Street team.
Loyal North PLC
The financial planning business has hired Kuan Ang as group finance director and board member of the executive committee.
Ang brings 20 years’ experience working in senior roles for Ernst & Young and Deloitte.
SimplyBiz
The financial advice firm has hired Fabian Wiesner as head of distribution partnerships.
Wiesner joins from Aviva Investors as strategic partners manager and has previously held positions at Old Mutual Global Investors.
Spring Capital Partners
The funds distribution partner has appointed Dani Hristova and Will Nott as non-executive directors.
Hristova began her career at Legal & General Investment Management in 2015, and has since worked at Schroders Investment Management and Nordea Asset Management. She was recently appointed chief executive of Independent Investment Management Initiative (IIMI).
Nott brings four decades worth of asset management experience. He spent 34 years with M&G, where he was the chief executive of M&G Securities for 17 years. He was the President of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) from 2017 to 2019, and is currently chairman of Door Ventures, the digital RFP platform.
Mirabaud Wealth Management
The investment service has appointed Jonathan Unwin as head of portfolio management for the UK.
Unwin brings over 16 years’ experience managing client wealth. He has worked at Credit Suisse and in 2015, was the deputy head of asset management at Banque Havilland, a Luxembourg-based private bank.
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
The professional body has hired Emma Black as president of the CISI North East Committee.
Black co-founded the wealth management company called Tier One Capital and built a compare-the-market savings tool called Cascade Cash Management. She also co-founded the new bank – GB Bank – in 2017 and has lectured across undergraduate and post-graduate levels at Durham University, Newcastle University and Leeds University.
