City Moves for 21 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs March 21, 2016 Redington Independent investment consultancy Redington has appointed Mitesh Sheth (pictured) as chief executive, effective from 5 April. Mitesh, who is currently Redington’s director of strategy, joined the firm in 2013. Before that he was head of fixed income at Henderson Global Investors and has also held roles at both Watson Wyatt (now Willis Towers Watson) [...]
City Moves for 22 April 2016 | Who’s switching jobs April 22, 2016 Callcredit Information Group UK-based credit reference agency and specialist in managing consumer data Callcredit information group has appointed Colin Rutter as chief risk officer and general counsel. With over 25 years of legal experience, Colin Rutter joins Callcredit Information Group from Experian where he was general counsel and a member of the UK&I, EMEA and [...]
City Moves for 4 December 2015 | Who’s switching jobs December 3, 2015 SHEPHERD AND WEDDERBURN Katie Russell (pictured right) and Caroline Shand become partners at law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn, as it bids to strengthen its position in employment and in the real estate and infrastructure sectors. Having trained at Shepherd and Wedderburn, Katie spent over six years working in the City before returning three years ago. [...]
City Moves for 22 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 21, 2015 LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Katharine Photiou has been appointed head of workplace defined contribution, product and proposition, at the investment management firm. She joins from Barclays, where she was head of workplace savings. Photiou has also held roles at Mercer and Friends Provident, latterly as head of defined contribution corporate strategy and design. JP [...]
From Open-plan offices to FinTech and regulation: Four ways the City is changing September 17, 2015 The City will face a number of opportunities, as well as a few adversities, in the years to come according to a new report by published by the City of London Corporation. Here's a quick round-up of the main changes: Rise of the open-plan office The rise in flexible working, technological changes and cost pressures are [...]
City Moves for 10 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 9, 2015 Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Adrian White has been appointed chief operating officer, commercial banking at the bank. He was previously managing director and head of SME banking. White has over 30 years’ experience in the banking industry. Rothschild Peter Hindle has been appointed director in Rothschild’s wealth management business. He joins from Credit Suisse, where [...]
City Moves for 26 May 2015 | Who’s switching jobs May 25, 2015 Waverton Investment Management Andrew Fleming has been appointed chief executive of the investment management firm. He was most recently chief executive of Cumulus Group and, prior to that, chief executive and chief investment officer of Aegon Asset Management. He began his career at Gartmore Investment Management, before joining ABN Amro. EY The professional services firm [...]
City Moves for 5 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 4, 2015 AIG The insurer has announced the appointment of Angus Marshall as mergers & acquisitions (M&A) manager for the UK. He joined AIG in 2013 as an M&A underwriter. Marshall has also held positions in PwC’s international tax and M&A practice and in Norton Rose Fulbright’s private M&A division. Edmond de Rothschild Philippe Jouard has been [...]
Growth culture for SMEs July 5, 2015 Gunnercooke’s Darryl Cooke tells William Railton what SMEs can learn from rugby and cycling coaches WE DON’T keep time sheets. Instead, our clients agree a budget for our services before they sign on the dotted line, to eliminate unforeseen costs.” This is the kind of progressive thinking which drives Darryl Cooke, the founder of disruptive [...]
Coronation Street, BBC Breakfast get new landlord as Legal & General Capital takes 50pc stake in £503m MediaCityUK March 10, 2015 MediaCityUK – the new home of Coronation Street and the northern hub of the BBC – has just got a new landlord in the form of Legal & General Capital. LGC is now a 50 per cent shareholder in the Salford Quays-based media centre, alongside long-standing owner The Peel Group as part of a [...]