This document summarizes notable moves in the pension and insurance industry from March to September 2012. It lists over 50 moves of executives to new roles at companies like Blackrock, JP Morgan Asset Management, Lloyds Banking Group, PwC, AonHewitt, and more. The information is based on informal market intelligence from Plenum Group and is not a list of placements they directly made.

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Notable Talent Moves – Pension and Insurance De-risking
March
Jeff Sayers joins Lloyds Banking Group as Divisional Risk Officer, Insurance from Morgan Stanley
Paul Trickett is understood to be retiring from GSAM
Shazia Azim joins PWC’s Insurance Team as a Partner from UBS
Chris DeMarco is understood to be leaving AonHewitt to join an asset manager
Tim Kai Tian Wong rumoured to have left P-Solve to join Blackrock
Gary Shedlin joins Blackrock as CFO & Senior Managing Director from Morgan Stanley
Kieran Harkin joins JLT as Senior Investment Consultant from KPMG
February
Sean Kurian joins JP Morgan Asset Management NYC from Towers Watson NYC
Robert Filmer-Wilson has been appointed as Investment Manager at Universities Superannuation Scheme from TCR Capital
John Hale leaves Association of British Insurers – destination unknown
Staffan Kampe joins BlueBay Asset Management as Director of Sales for Nordic region from Lyxor Asset Management
Angus Woolhouse joins Baring Asset Management as Global Head of Distribution from Matrix Asset Management
Ed Tomlinson joins SEI as Director of Fiduciary Management Sales from BNP Paribas IM
Gavin Lewis joins UBS Global Asset Management as Business Development Director for UK & Ireland from Russell Investments
Scott Lothian joins Schroders as Senior Strategist, Global Strategic Solutions from BEA Union
Christy Jesudasan joins Mn Services as Senior Account Manager from Mercer
Algie Ko joins Mn Services as Investment Strategist from Natixis Global Associates
Jeannot Huijnen joins Mn Services as Compliance, Legal & Risk Officer from GAM
Ashley Potter joins JP Morgan Asset Management as Executive Director from Ofgem
January
Peter Flanagan joins DHL as VP for Pensions for UK & Ireland from IMI Plc
Joy Moore joins BBC Pension Trust as CEO from RWE
Fiona Kelley joins NOW Pensions as Head of Legal from IFG/James Hay Partnership
Paul O’Connor joins Henderson as Director of Multi Asset from Mercer
Dan Morris joins AonHewitt as Partner with Investment Consulting Team from Towers Watson
Ben Fox joins F&C Investments as Fund Manager from Goodhart Partners
Mark Stanley joins Payden & Rygel as Portfolio Director from Mercer
Bobby Riddaway joins Capita Employee Benefits as Head of Investment Consulting from Buck Consultants
Margaret Snowdon joins JLT Group as a Director from Lucida
Stuart Stephen leaves Lloyds Pension Scheme to join Diageo Pension Scheme
Mike Edwards leaves KPMG to join L&G’s pension buyout team
James Wilkinson joins Blackrock as European Chief Investment Officer
Christoph Wagner joins BlackRock from Barclays Capital as Director of Real Estate
Andrew Stoker joins Ernst & Young as a Partner from Lucida PLC
Ros Amos leaves Towers Watson - destination TBC
Ana Blecua leaves Aviva Investors - destination TBC
Plenum 2012 – Financial Services Executive Search
This document lists moves tracked by Plenum and is not a list of placements made by Plenum
The information is based on informal market intelligence and no guarantee can be given to the accuracy of the moves listed
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December
Andy Smith becomes CEO of Invensys pension scheme from Rothesay Life
Keith Jecks retires from Towers Watson and is understood to be building a portfolio of non executive positions
Aurore Lecanon joins Old Mutual as Group Head of Financial Risk from Aviva
Verity Ballentyne-Cook leaves Bedlam and joins Mirabaud & Cie in a Consultant Relations role
Howard Kearns joins SSGA as LDI Senior Strategist from Nomura
Rodrigo Ostik joins AXA IM from Kyte Group to become LDI Derivative Portfolio Manager
Anarak Ralham leaves Longacre Life to join GRE
Erich Gerth joins BlueBay Asset Management as Global Head of Business Development from Aviva Investors
November
Jeremy Rosten joins Empirical Research, PIMCO as EVP from Nomura
Nick Deahl leaves M&S pension Scheme to join RSA as Investment Controller
Karl Strobl leaves Deustche Bank AM to become independent advisor to global financial institutions & policymakers
Heath Mottram joins USS Investment Management from Russell Investments
John Towner joins Redington as a Director of Investment Consulting from Barclays
October
John Peta leaves Acadian Asset Management to join Threadneedle Investments
Frankie Borrell leaves KPMG to join Just Retirement as Defined Benefit Business Development Actuary
Celene Lee leaves Barrie & Hibbert to join PWC as Consulting Actuary
Omar Benchekroune leaves Nomura to join BlackRock as Director
Deon Dreyer joins PwC Bristol as Investment Director from AonHewitt
Addie Patterson Business Developer at Traymar Capital leaves to relocate to Sweden
Suthan Rajagopalan formerly of L&G buyout team joins Mercer FSG team
Petra Peliskova has left her Business Development role at Pension Corporation to relocate
Fons Lute joins BlackRock from Cyrte Investments as Managing Director of the Fiduciary Mandates Investment Team
Andy Wiggins appointed Head of UK Institutional Business at Allianz Global from Threadneedle Investments
John Bacon leaves Mercer to join Atkin & Co as Operations Manager
Kathleen Dewandeleer appointed as new Investment Manager at Kempen Capital Management from Scottish Widows
September
Rosina Barnett leaves BlackRock to join Fidelity as Consultant Relations Manager
Paul Kitson joins PWC having previously worked at Nomura and Towers Watson
Jeff Hunt joins Trade Risks from KPMG
Ed Collinge leaves L&G to join JPMAM as Senior Client Advisor for UK & European Strategic Insurance Sales
Rupert Brindley joins JPMAM from Mercer to become MD of Global Multi Asset Group
Phil Gillman joins BBC Pension Scheme
Jonathan May joins Pioneer from Aviva Investors to become Head of UK Institutional Business Development
Arno Kitts joins BlackRock as Head of UK Institutional having been Head of Distribution at Henderson
Martijn De Vree is rumoured to have resigned from Towers Watson Structured Products Team to join Insight
Martin Powis joins Ignis as Institutional Sales Director from Deutsche Asset Management
Michael Spinks joins Investec as Head of UK Multi-Asset from Schroders
Patrick O’Sullivan joins Redington Partners as Investment Consultant VP from Prisma Capital
Plenum 2012 – Financial Services Executive Search
This document lists moves tracked by Plenum and is not a list of placements made by Plenum
The information is based on informal market intelligence and no guarantee can be given to the accuracy of the moves listed
To feature your move on this document please email info@theplenumgroup.com