The latest moves and appointments for wealth management roles in the UK, other parts of Europe, the Middle East and select international locations.

Knight Frank Investment Management
Knight Frank Investment Management, a real estate investment management business which manages around £4 billion ($4.51 billion) of assets in the UK and internationally, has appointed three senior hires as it targets expansion and growth in the residential sector.

Ian Wilson has been appointed as a partner to grow KFIM’s residential investment management business, reflecting the client demand for residential assets and impact investments, the firm said in a statement. His initial focus will be on the UK with a longer-term ambition to develop a European residential business.

KFIM said it has also strengthened its research, forecasting and ESG expertise, appointing Xaviere Roudeix-Crouan as head of research and forecasting, and Chantal Beaudoin as head of ESG. 

Wilson joins KFIM from CBRE Investment Management where he helped develop its residential investment expertise, the firm added. Wilson moved from residential valuations into residential fund management in 2006, joining ING REIM to take over ING’s Residential Fund.

During his career, Wilson has focused on both deal execution and operational management of non-commercial property assets across the UK. Wilson has also been at the forefront of investing institutional capital into residential assets, latterly as portfolio manager of the CBRE UK Affordable Housing Fund, the firm added. He brings with him experience in capital raising, creating business and product strategy, and delivering development assets, the firm said. In 2018, Wilson developed and launched the Affordable Housing Fund at CBREIM, a social impact vehicle which invested in affordable housing tenures, build-to-rent and shared ownership assets across the UK.

Xaviere Roudeix-Crouan is joining KFIM from real estate investment manager Redevco, where she was responsible for providing a strategic framework for investment management operations. At KFIM, her role combines a strong focus on quantitative modelling with research skills, supporting high-quality strategic thinking with robust and relevant insight and data.

Having joined as head of ESG at KFIM, Chantal Beaudoin is responsible for overseeing ESG, setting targets for KFIM’s real estate portfolios, and accelerating progress towards those goals. She will also drive ESG efficiencies in the KFIM operational business.

Pacific Asset Management
Pacific Asset Management this week appointed Jonno Ross as associate director in the UK wholesale distribution team, based in London.

He will be responsible for the distribution of PAM’s single manager range of strategies, reporting into Nick Lemis, head of UK Wholesale Distribution, the firm said in a statement.

Ross, who brings over seven years of experience to his new role, is joining from Waverton Investment Management where he worked with institutional and wholesale investors across the UK, Europe and offshore markets.

He will work with the team to strengthen distribution of PAM’s single manager range of strategies. This range includes Emerging Market Equity, Emerging Market Equity Income, G10 Macro Rates and Longevity & Social Change.

“He [Ross] understands our client-first culture and will help us to continue focusing on our primary goal of delivering outstanding investment solutions to our investors. His energy and enthusiasm will be a great asset to the firm," Nick Lemis, head of UK Wholesale Distribution, said.

Ross added: “PAM’s industry-leading single manager business focuses on high conviction investing in potentially less efficient markets, where active managers can outperform through their skills and expertise.” 

Rothschild & Co 
This week, Rothschild & Co appointed Fernanda Neumann Rosset as a managing director and head of client strategy in its UK wealth management business.

She is joining Rothschild & Co from Goldman Sachs, where she has spent the last 14 years. As head of client strategy, she will work closely with client advisor teams to focus on optimising relationships with clients. She will help grow and develop front-office talent and lateral hiring, as well as providing additional support in the day-to-day management of the front office.

James Morrell, managing director, Rothschild & Co’s UK Wealth Management business, said: “More than a decade working with wealthy families and entrepreneurs, combined with her more recent experience in client advisor business development and hiring, make her perfectly placed to support our front office teams and ensure that we maintain exceptional client service as we achieve our growth plans.”

Neumann Rosset began her career in the global markets division of Goldman Sachs in 2008, first in Brazil and then in New York. For the last ten years, she has worked in the private wealth management division in London both as a client advisor and, more recently, as part of the management team with responsibility for the successful onboarding and business development of new client advisor hires across EMEA, the firm said.

Other recent hires include Justine Walley and Nathan Long in Guernsey; Tim Eastwood in Birmingham; Alison Probert in Leeds; and Holly Jennings, Donald Nartey and Joanna Livesey in London.

Rothschild & Co’s UK Wealth Management business has offices in London, Birmingham, Guernsey, Manchester and Leeds.