PEOPLE MOVES: Jupiter, IQ-EQ, Close Brothers AM

UK fund manager hires CIO, as financial services provider names COO

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Jupiter

The fund manager has hired Matthew Beesley as chief investment officer.

He is succeeding Stephen Pearson, who is retiring following a 35-year career in the industry including nearly two decades at Jupiter.

Beesley will join the company in January 2022 from Artemis Investment Management, where he was chief investment officer.

Artemis said it will announce Beesley’s successor in due course.

IQ-EQ

The financial services provider has named Joanna Macleod as group chief operating officer.

She was previously chief transformation officer at American Express Global Business Travel.

Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM)

The UK firm has appointed Paul Spann as an investment director in its Manchester office.

Spann joins from Brown Shipley, where he has spent the previous six years.

Franklin Templeton

Mark Dunn, head of UK retail, is exiting the business as part of a shake-up of the team following the Legg Mason acquisition.

In his place, Alex Barry will become head of UK wholesale, a newly-created role that will consolidate its retail sales and strategic client channels in the UK.

Barry had joined Franklin Templeton from his role at Legg Mason in 2020 and been head of UK strategic client group.

Patronus Wealth Privé (DIFC)

Olivier Meynet has been named as chief investment officer of the wealth manager.

Meynet was most recently with Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, Dubai as head of investments advisory, Middle East executive director.

Unicorn Asset Management

The independently owned fund management business has appointed Alisdair Hinton as director of operations.

Hinton joined from LGBR Capital as sales director.

The firm has also promoted Simon Correya to risk officer.

Federated Hermes

The global investment manager has hired Olivia Lankester as responsible investing and sustainability director to its global emerging markets equities team.

Lankester was most recently as senior director, social impact and responsibility at the Lego Group.