US fund manager Pioneer Investments has appointed Sophie del Campo as country head for Spain and Portugal, reporting to Jose Castellano, head of Spain, Portugal and Latin America.

She will take over a team of seven people and will have the overall responsibility for serving existing clients and acquiring new business in a range of segments from institutional, private banks and distribution networks.

Ms del Campo was prviously head of sales for Credit Agricole Asset Management in Madrid. Prior to that, she worked with ING Group and Deloitte Consulting Group in Paris.

Mr Castellano said: "We are committed to a long-term strategy in Spain and Portugal. We have confidence that Sophie will deliver the right product strategy and the best quality service to our customers. We have a firm belief that we now have the right ingredients to differentiate ourselves in these challenging markets where the combination of high quality service is a key element to success."