London-headquartered Liontrust Asset Management has appointed James Beddall to work alongside Jonathan Hughes-Morgan as co-head of international sales, the firm said in a statement.

London-headquartered Liontrust Asset Management has appointed James Beddall to work alongside Jonathan Hughes-Morgan as co-head of international sales, the firm said in a statement.

Beddall will market Liontrust’s Dublin range of funds in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Benelux and Nordic regions, Liontrust said in a statement. Jonathan Harbottle, head of institutional sales, will retain responsibility for some clients in continental Europe.

Liontrust is currently in the process of setting up a branch office in Luxembourg, where Beddall is based, subject to appropriate regulatory approvals.

Beddall has 17 years of experience in international sales and joins Liontrust from F&C Investments, where he was head of international wholesale sales. He moved to Thames River Capital in 2007, which was then acquired by F&C in September 2010 and before this he was vice president and director of Credit Suisse Asset Management.

“Expanding our sales effort in Continental Europe is the logical next step after the very strong growth in AuM we have generated in the UK over the past four years. With the recruitment of James, we have put together a very strong sales team to market our funds internationally. We are also actively looking for more fund management teams that will appeal to the wholesale market in continental Europe,” said John Ions, chief executive of Liontrust.