People Moves
Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - NVL Asset Management, SEI, Santander, Old Mutual Wealth, Others

The latest moves in wealth management across the world.
NVL Asset Management
NVL Asset
Management, a Lithuanian asset management company, has
appointed Laura Križinauskienė as chief executive, the firm said
in a statement.
Križinauskienė will replace Darius Šulnis, who will
remain the chairman of the management board. Križinauskienė
will also serve on the management board of financial brokerage
company INVL Finasta and on the supervisory board of Latvian
firm INVL Asset Management.
She worked for the Finasta Group for eight years from
2004. Then Križinauskienė was appointed as CEO and member of
the board at the Energy Exchange Baltpool. Prior to joining NVL
AM, she was head of global function at Danske
Bank, and lead teams in Lithuania and Denmark.
LGT Vestra
LGT Vestra has
appointed two ex-Brewin Dolphin senior
managers who oversee global multi-asset portfolios.
Peter Long has been hired as an investment manager with over 30 years experience in advising and managing private client, trust and charity portfolios. He joins from Brewin Dolphin where he was a divisional director, a member of the London office executive committee and a former joint head of the London office. Long started his career at Kleinwort Benson and he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.
George Harper also joins from Brewin Dolphin where he was an investment manager for five years, specialising in managing multi-asset class portfolios for private clients, trusts and charities.
SEI
Investment firm SEI
has appointed Andrew Vickers as head of sales, in a bid
to strengthen its UK private banking executive
management team, the firm said in a statement.
In this role, Vickers will be responsible for supporting and
developing the SEI Wealth PlatformSM customer base. He will
report to Brett Williams, managing director, SEI Wealth Platform,
UK private banking.
Vickers, who has many years of wealth management experience,
previously held a number of sales and operational positions in
the industry. He was part of the management team that delivered
and launched the online Selestia Platform for Old Mutual in
early 2001, and had subsequently worked at a senior level with
Skandia and Old Mutual Wealth.
Santander
Santander Asset Management has appointed Cipriano
Sancho to join the manager research and selection team
headed by José María Martínez-Sanjuán, the firm said in a
statement.
Sancho, who will be based in Madrid, will work alongside Ángel
Lara as an absolute return and alternative strategies
analyst.
With professional experience spanning 18 years, Sancho
previously worked at BBVA Asset Management Quality Funds, where
he was head of quantitative analysis processes from 2013, and
specialised in absolute return funds. He has also worked at
Inversis Banco and Allfunds Bank.
Old Mutual Wealth
Old Mutual
Wealth has named John-Paul Crutchley head of investor
relations.
The appointment comes as Old Mutual Wealth prepares for its
proposed demerger and listing on the London and Johannesburg
stock exchanges as part of parent group Old Mutual’s separation
process.
“As part of this preparation, having an effective investor
relations function in place… is a critical requirement,” Old
Mutual Wealth said in a statement.
Harrogate Wealth Management
Financial advisor Ralph Zoing has joined forces with Lee Hurst,
founder of UK-based Harrogate
Wealth Management, to bolster the boutique firm as director,
it said in a statement.
With more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services
industry, Zoing spent the last 12 years at the helm of Harrogate
IFA Marshall Zoing. He previously held roles with Brown
Shipley Independent Financial Services and Ellis Bates Group.
In his new role, Ralph will focus on delivering a bespoke wealth
planning service to Harrogate Wealth Management’s clients and
developing links with fellow professionals.
Based in Windsor House, Harrogate Wealth Management devises
comprehensive services incorporating retirement planning, tax
planning, personal inheritance and investment and pensions
advice.