SEI, the wealth management technology firm, has hired Christopher Freeman as senior business development director in the firm's global wealth services division.

Freeman joins from Pershing, were he was in charge of business development in private wealth. Earlier in his career he worked for eClerx, Dealogic, and TD Wealth Institutional (formerly OMX securities).

In his new role, Freeman will work on growing partnerships with current clients, expand the client base and help to develop the existing GWS team.

The firm said that the hire is part of a strategy to expand its GWS business, which provides investment processing and technology to wealth managers in the UK.

Freeman's appointment comes hot on the heels of Anita Juneja who joined GWS last month as a relationship manager.

Christopher’s move to SEI closely follows the appointment of Anita Juneja who joined the GWS team as Relationship Director last month.