The UK asset management firm JO Hambro Capital Management has announced it has appointed Chris Lees, a highly-rated fund manager from Baring Asset Management. Mr Lees will be responsible for launching JOHCM’s Global and Euorpe, Australasia and Far East strategies. Mr Lees is currently head of global sector teams at Baring Asset Management. Citywire ranks Mr Lees as sixth out of 597 global Equity pan-European-based managers over three years and seventh out of 855 global equity pan-European-based managers over one year. The business was established in 1993 and is owned by its management and employees. As at 31 March 2008, it had 90 employees and £2.9 billion ($5.73 billion) in assets.