The latest moves, appointments, personnel changes in the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and select international locations.

Pantheon
Private markets investment house Pantheon has appointed Arnab Mazumdar as partner and chief data and innovation officer, along with two new managing directors, Christian D’Amico and Brian Hanson.

Mazumdar previously worked for 16 years at BlackRock, where he held leadership positions, including chief digital officer for BlackRock Private Markets and the role of co-founder and COO of the multi-asset solutions group.

D’Amico will serve as head of German Speaking Europe. Hanson is MD in the firm’s US private wealth division.

Hugh Fowler Carruthers
Family law firm Hughes Fowler Carruthers has appointed lawyer Lauren Deane to join the partnership. Deane provides specialist legal advice on all aspects of family law including divorce, financial arrangements on relationship breakdown, private law children matters and pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements.

Deane has experience in matters involving trust structures, family businesses and complex tax issues. Her practice also includes private law children disputes, including international relocation and living arrangements. Deane has particular interest in European Union law. She is a member of Resolution’s International Committee and contributor to the work of Resolution’s Brexit Working Party.

Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis Investment Managers has appointed Cecile Mariani as head of global financial institutions and global consultants – international. Based in London, reporting to Fabrice Chemouny, head of international distribution for Natixis IM, she will be a key member of the international business development senior team.

Mariani (pictured) will work with Matt Coldren, head of financial institutions for Natixis IM in the US, to provide investing solutions to global financial institutions around the world.

Previously, Mariani served as a vice president of group, head of EMEA and APAC GFI (global financial intermediaries) at T Rowe Price. Before that, she worked for 17 years at M&G Investments in Milan and London, most recently as head of global banks.

BNP Paribas Asset Management
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) has appointed Carmine De Franco, PhD as head of the quant equity portfolio management team. Based in Paris, Carmine reports to Olivier Laplénie, head of quant portfolio management.

Previously, De Franco spent 12 years in various positions at Ossiam, first as portfolio manager and then as head of research and ESG, where he worked on the design, implementation, and management of quantitative strategies for global institutional clients. Carmine is a recognised figure in the field of quantitative finance, regularly speaking at industry conferences and contributing to financial researching papers. His recent research topics have covered sustainability, applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in finance, Bayesian learning and portfolio construction under uncertainty.

Hawksmoor Investment Management
Hawksmoor Investment Management has appointed Dan Ellis as head of investment management to lead the firm’s bespoke discretionary portfolio services across Hawksmoor and Gore Browne. He will also be appointed to both the Hawksmoor and Gore Browne Boards.

Ellis, who was previously director of investment management services at Charles Stanley, has experience in the investment management industry, having spent several years at RBC Wealth Management and HSBC Private Bank, the firm said in a statement.

Alongside Ellis, Ben Conway, chief investment officer and head of fund management, and Richard Pursglove, head of Hawksmoor investment solutions and distribution, will join the Hawksmoor board. Pursglove will also be joining the board of Metis Asset Management.

At the same time, the company confirmed that Leighton Dunkley has stepped down from all three boards.

Hawksmoor has AuM of £5.1 billion. Hurst Point Group, which owns Hawksmoor, has as a group total assets of £10 billion.