Brewin Dolphin, the UK-based private client investment manager, has appointed Matthew Butcher to its board. 

Butcher is head of research at the firm, having joined Brewing Dolphin in October 2004 as head of fund research for long-only funds and alternative investments.

Prior to joining Brewin Dolphin, Butcher was responsible for fund selection within the strategic investment group at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.

Recently the firm appointed Alasdair Ronald and David Moore to its Glasgow office as divisional director and assistant divisional director, respectively.

The firm’s total managed funds stood at £23 billion (around $36.5 billion) on 28 March 2010.