IWP
The UK-based IFA group named Helen Thornton as chief people officer, a newly created role.
She used to work at credit management firm Lowell, where she was UK people director, and is also a board trustee of Dixon Academies Trust.
Fidelity
The investment firm has hired Stefan Kuhn as head of ETF distribution for Europe, effective from 1 April 2022.
In he newly created position, he will be based in Kronberg, Germany and be responsible for expanding the company’s European ETF business.
Kuhn was previously at State Street Global Advisors, where he was head of SPDR ETFs for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
PGIM Investments
The asset management arm of Prudential has expanded to Italy with the hire of Alessandro Aspesi as country head.
He will be based in the firm’s newly opened office in Milan.
Aspesi joins from Columbia Threadneedle Investments, where he spent over a decade in a similar role.
Axa IM
The investment management division of Axa has promoted Amit Singh to head of inclusion, diversity and engagement, effective immediately.
He has been with the company since 2015, where he was head of human resources for Asia and Japan.
Candriam
The asset management company has promoted Jörg Allenspach to global head of private asset distribution.
This will be in addition to his current role as head of Candriam Switzerland.
He has been at the firm since 2018.
FE Fundinfo
The fund data provider has recruited Jens Jørgen Holm Møller as client director for the Nordic region.
Most recently, he ran his own consultancy business offering management support to asset managers and banks.
Tilney Smith & Williamson
The UK-based wealth management group has expanded its investment management team.
Sean O’Flanagan becomes an investment director.
He joins from Charles Stanley, where he spent over nine years as a senor investment manager and managed the firm’s AIM-based IHT service.
Artorius
Vanda Cox has joined the UK-based advice firm as business development director.
She joins from EQ Investors, where she was part of the board of directors.
Redwheel
The investment business, formerly known as RWC Partners, has made two hires.
Olivia Seddon-Daines takes on the role of senior sustainability specialist while Katherine Velasquez as responsible investment associate.
Seddon-Daines was previously head of ESG at Somerset Capital Management, while Velasquez worked as an ESG quantitative analyst at La Française Group.
Melbourne Capital Group
The Apac-based wealth management firm has appointed Michael Garcia as US private wealth manager.
He will serve American clients and US-connected people living outside of the US.
Garcia joins from DeVere Group, where he worked as an associate wealth consultant for more than five years in Malaysia.
