City Moves for 17 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs
GORDON DADDS
The law and professional services firm has appointed Huw Witty as partner and head of tax. He joins from Fladgate, where he was partner and head of tax. Witty has over 20 years’ experience as a tax partner and will work with tax director Roger Harding to bolster Gordon Dadds’s taxation offering.
M&G REAL ESTATE
The real estate investment management arm of M&G Investments has appointed Olivier Vellay as head of investment, continental Europe. He joins from Quarters Capital, which he founded. Vellay has also held senior roles at MGPA, Morgan Stanley and General Electric Real Estate.
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT
Simon Chamberlain has been appointed partner in the law firm’s London aviation practice. He joins from Bird & Bird. Chamberlain has over 30 years’ experience representing airlines, including 10 years spent in-house at British Airlines. His practice focuses on regulatory advice governing airline activities, and general commercial and non-transactional advice on matters including engineering and maintenance agreements.
MITON
The asset management group has appointed Thomas Brown as a European equities fund manager. He joins from Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management (UK), where he co-managed the European Value & Momentum fund. Brown has 16 years’ investment experience, and has also held roles at Thames River Capital, Scoggin Capital UK, and JMH Capital Management.
BRYAN CAVE
The law firm has appointed Gohar Lputian as counsel and Kerry Pettigrew as senior associate in its financial services group in London. Lputian began her career at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and has also held positions at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Goldman Sachs. Pettigrew joins from Hogan Lovells, and has also worked in-house at Deutsche Bank and on secondment at Westpac Institutional Bank and Goldman Sachs.
FAIRSTONE GROUP
The financial planning firm has appointed Michael Moran, Andrew Donnachie and Jaswinder Sandhu as independent financial advisers in London. Moran has 27 years’ experience and joins from Pensions and Wealth Management Services. Donnachie has 29 years’ experience and joins from Independent Solutions. Sandhu has 13 years’ experience and has worked at Uniec Prestige, Culver Financial Management and AWD Chase de Vere.
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