The latest moves and appointments in wealth management in the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East and other select locations.

Redington
Independent investment consultant Redington appointed Gavin Howard as chief financial officer and executive director to its board.

With more than 30 years’ experience in financial services, Howard has been CFO at both IFG Group and Nucleus Financial, as well as having held senior executive positions at firms including Partnership Assurance and Octopus Lifestyle.

Howard, who will join the business in September, will also be a member of the leadership team alongside CEO Sylvia Pozezanac, deputy CEO Zoe Taylor and chief people officer Katherine FitzGerald, the firm said in a statement.

“His years of experience as a CFO and strong track record in business strategy make him the perfect addition to the Redington leadership team and board,” Pozezanac said. 

Howard's appointment follows a host of senior promotions within the firm’s LGPS, People, Global Assets and Sustainable Investment teams, as announced in July 2023.

Redington acts as an advisor to over £500 billion ($634.2 billion) of client assets encompassing wealth, pensions, charities and endowments.

Investec Wealth & Investment
Investec Wealth & Investment has appointed Tamara Marten as head of corporate executives and professionals within Investec’s Private Office.

In her new role, Marten will focus on delivering strategic wealth management services to high net worth individuals, focusing on clients in the legal and financial industries as well as corporate executives, the firm said in a statement.  

Marten, who has more than 15 years’ experience in investment management, started her career in FX working with institutional and private clients at Lehman Brothers, Barclays and Citi Private Bank. She moved to wealth management as a private banker, covering family offices, before leading the EMEA investments team at Citi Wealth at Work, focusing on legal and financial industry clients, the firm continued.