London-listed Caledonia Investments has hired Stuart Cox as an investment executive for its Global Equity Income & Growth Pool.

Cox has previously worked at Lombard Odier, JP Morgan Asset Management and Hermes on Asian and Japanese equities. In his new role he will work closely with Stephen Mitchell, head of the Income & Growth Pool, assisting in portfolio management and stock selection.

In other recent news, the firm added Rod Kent and Robert Woods to its board as independent non-executive directors in September. It also launched Ocean Dial Asset Management, a boutique asset manager investing in Indian mid and large cap equities, its second attempt at tapping the high-growth country.