The latest moves and appointments for wealth management roles in the UK, other parts of Europe, the Middle East and select international locations.

SEI
SEI has appointed Diane Seymour-Williams as board chair of SEI Investments (Europe) Limited (SIEL), and David Lawton as an independent non-executive director.

Seymour-Williams, who joined SIEL’s board in 2019, has stepped into the chair role following the retirement of Patrick Disney. Disney, who had served as chairman of the board since 2019, was the former head of SEI’s Institutional business in the EMEA region and responsible for launching SEI’s business in the UK. The board changes were effective in July 2025.

Seymour-Williams brings three decades of global investment experience, building businesses, structuring funds, and leading distribution and client relationship teams. She has served in leadership roles as a portfolio manager, CIO, and CEO at firms that include Deutsche Asset Management and LGM Investments. She was also a founding partner of Acorn Capital Advisers, advising families and family offices on manager selection and strategic asset allocation. Seymour-Williams has chaired various investment, risk, and ESG committees and is a pro-bono member of the investment committees of Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Canal & River Trust.

Lawton, who has 40 years of experience in financial services, regulatory, and public sector positions, including at the FCA and HM Treasury, currently has a portfolio of non-executive roles across the financial services sector. He was previously managing director and co-head of the UK regulatory advisory services practice at Alvarez & Marsal. At the FCA, Lawton was most recently responsible for markets and wholesale conduct policy, as well as leading the FCA’s European and international strategy, chairing several prominent international committees and representing the FCA at the European Securities and Markets Authority Board of Supervisors.

SEI is a prominent global provider of financial technology, operations, and asset management services within the financial services industry. As of 30 June 2025, SEI manages, advises, or administers approximately $1.7 trillion in assets.

Schroders
UK-listed Schroders has made two appointments to expand its Value investment team.

Graham Shircore has been appointed as a UK-focused investment analyst, effective early September. He has more than 20 years of equity investment experience, most recently as investment team leader overseeing a long-term, Value-driven investment philosophy at Phoenix Asset Management Partners. His industry experience also encompasses tenures at Rothschild & Co and Aviva Investors, which entailed a strong involvement with Value investing, fundamental equity research and the delivery of investment processes.

In addition, Steve Woolley will also join as a UK-focused investment analyst in November, bringing 17 years of Value investment experience. This dates back to his appointment as an analyst specialising in global and UK Value equities at what was then Investec Asset Management – now Ninety One – in 2008. Most recently, he was head of research on Ninety One’s Value equities team, having also been a portfolio manager focused on Value during his time at the firm.

“These appointments are the culmination of an in-depth, extensive and meticulous recruitment process which identified stand-out talent in Steve and Graham. The criteria that was set was that candidates needed to show very strong philosophical alignment, forensic technical and analytical skills and be a cultural fit,” Simon Adler, Schroders’ head of Value, said. “With these hires we are confident we’ve found two of the industry’s leading Value investment specialists that meet our criteria. We are confident that their arrivals will further enhance the team’s already extensive stock-picking experience, investment expertise and ability to deliver client outperformance.”

According to Schroders’ annual Global Investor Insights Survey, published last month, the majority of investors plan to increase their use of active management over the next 12 months, with 94 per cent also concerned by market concentration risks.