VG
Trevor Norman will retire from his director role on 30 April 2022 after 33 years at the company.
But he will remain as a consultant and continue to be a director of various client entities.
Steve Langan will take over Norman’s directorial responsibilities as he will oversee VG’s funds function led by Ashley Le Feuvre.
Julius Baer
Christine Soong has been promoted to regional group head for greater China at the private bank.
She will continue to be based in Hong Kong, where she served as deputy group head for the region.
Soong has been at Julius Baer since 2018.
GSB Capital
The Dubai-based advisory firm has hired Steve Thompson as a partner and financial planner.
He joins from FE Fundinfo, where he was a business development manager for discretionary sales.
Saxo Capital Markets
The Hong Kong-based online trading and investment firm has named Ken Shih as head of wealth management for greater China.
He will be based in Hong Kong, where he spent the last three years as head of sales at fintech start-up Aqumon.
Azimut
The European independent asset management group has expanded its Middle East subsidiary with two senior hires.
Stephane Masini will take on the role of head of key clients for the Mena region.
He has 22 years’ experience across the Middle East and Turkey holding several senior and c-suite roles at IS Investment Gulf, Dubai Cultiv8 Investments, Standard Chartered, Bank of Singapore and Dubai Bank.
Tanja Ferri will become head of operations, risk and product management, based in Abu Dhabi.
She used to work as an independent director and consultant for funds, while until 2018, she was a manging director at London-based consulting firm Laven Partners.
Tenet
The UK financial advice network has recruited two regional business managers to support its growth plans.
Julie Mulvanny and Rory Jackson join Tenet’s sales and recruitment team to work across the firm’s network, advice business and compliance services.
Mulvanny joins from Prudential where she was at for 23 years and led the Scottish and Northern Irish account management teams, while Jackson was previously an associate director at TCC Group.