Morgan Stanley Investment Management has appointed Pepijn Heins as head of Benelux sales, based in London.

Heins joined Morgan Stanley from Eaton Vance, where he was head of business development for Europe. Before that, he held a number of positions at various firms including Goldman Sachs Asset Management, The WM Company, Kas Bank, and BZW Global Investors.

Heins reports to Richard Lockwood, head of northern European distribution for Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

In other recent developments, earlier this month Morgan Stanley agreed to sell its Indian wealth management unit to Standard Chartered Bank following a strategic review, adding to the US firm's recent sale of its Europe, Middle East and Africa wealth management business.