City Moves for 07 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs
Bovill
Neil Walkling has been appointed consultant in the financial services regulatory consultancy’s wealth management and banking team. He joins from EY, where he was a senior manager in its regulatory practice. Walkling has also held senior roles at Sesame and the FSA.
Henderson Global Investors
John Harrison has been appointed director, multi-asset at the asset management firm. He joins this month from AllenbridgeEpic, where he acted as a senior adviser to four local government pension schemes. Harrison has also previously worked at UBS, latterly as UK chief investment officer and head of UK institutional advisory solutions.
Kennedys
The law firm has announced the appointment of Fiona Scott as finance director. She joins from Parabis Group, where she was responsible for the financial accounting of nine trading entities. Scott previously ran her own accountancy and management consultancy, and has worked with DLA Piper and Hammonds Direct.
Autonet Insurance
The insurance broker has announced the appointment of Tom Doyle as head of trading. He most recently worked at Axa Commercial Insurance, and has also held positions at Cofield Insurance.
JLL
Chris Valentine has been appointed associate director in the real estate focused professional services and investment management firm’s West End office agency team. He joins from BNP Paribas Real Estate, where he has spent the last six years working in its valuation and office agency teams. Valentine will be based in JLL’s Warwick Street, London office.
Jamieson Corporate Finance
The management advisory firm has announced the appointment of Jose Basabe to head up its Spanish operation. Since 2010, he has been working as an independent consultant advising on corporate strategy and restructuring. Basabe previously spent eight years at ABN Amro Capital as co-head of its Spanish private equity team. He has also held roles at Bank of America.
SSE Telecoms
Colin Sempill has been appointed managing director at the network infrastructure and data centre services firm. He was previously group strategy and transformation director at SSE.