Allianz
The financial services giant has named Anusha Thavarajah will be appointed as regional chief executive of Allianz Asia Pacific, succeeding Solmaz Altin, who has decided to leave the organisation after 13 years with the company.
Thavarajah is currently Allianz Asia Pacific’s regional chief executive of life and health, having joined the business in December 2019 from AIA Malaysia.
Wren Sterling
The IFA firm has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Henry Blunt as acquisitions director.
Blunt joins Wren Sterling after eight years at Retiring IFA, where he was managing director for the past six years, helping IFAs to sell their businesses to acquiring companies.
Sovereign Trust (Hong Kong)
Margaret Fung has joined the firm as managing director in Hong Kong.
She was previously head of Hong Kong market and board member at the TMF Group.
Natixis Investment Managers
The global asset manager has named Melanie Robinson as global head of customer experience and Gad Amar as international chief product officer.
Robinson previously worked at Medallia as head of professional services for southern Europe.
Amar joins from Edmond de Rothschild, where he was deputy chief executive, global head of business development in Paris.
C Hoare & Co
The UK private bank has named Amy Rodwell as partner.
She will be the first member of the twelfth generation of the Hoare family to join the partnership and the 50th partner in the bank’s history.
Rodwell joined C Hoare & Co in November 2015.
Robeco
The asset manager has appointed Colin Graham as head of multi-asset strategies and co-head of sustainable multi-asset solutions.
Graham was chief investment officer, multi-asset solutions at Eastspring Investments.
PortfolioMetrix
The investment manager has expanded its UK team with the appointment of Jim Clay to its business development team.
Previously a director within the IFA business development team at Tilney Smith & Williamson for over four years, Clay has also held senior roles in a number of organisations serving the financial advice profession, including Heartwood, BNY Mellon and SEI Investments.
Tilney Smith & Williamson
The wealth management group has strengthened its team in Birmingham with two appointments in its professional services business.
Adam West and Clare Halligan have joined its Birmingham tax team as a partner and director, respectively.
West joins Tilney Smith & Williamson from RSM, where he was private client tax director.
Halligan joins Tilney Smith & Williamson from Grant Thornton with 10 years tax dispute and resolution experience across the London and Birmingham markets.
Guernsey Finance
Barnaby Molloy has been appointed as the deputy chief executive of the promotional agency for Guernsey’s financial services sector.
He was previously operations and marketing director at Guernsey Finance.
