As it moves to build on its presence in Yorkshire, the investment manager JM Finn has appointed Lucy Clapham as an investment manager at its Leeds office.

Clapham joins the firm from Yorkshire-based stockbroker Redmayne-Bentley, where she managed client portfolios and played a key role establishing its office in Ilkley. During her career, she has also worked at Hambros Bank in Leeds.

In related news, the UK-based investment house hired John Everall as a senior investment manager earlier this month, bringing the total number of senior investment managers at JM Finn to four.

The firm opened its Leeds office in 2003 and has since increased its staff base in the city to 13. JM Finn has six offices nationally, and is headquartered in London. It has discretion over or advises on £5.6 billion ($9.1 billion) of client money.