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Kleinwort Benson Names Investment Advisory Head

Natasha Taghavi

17 December 2012

London-headquartered wealth manager,Kleinwort Benson, has appointed former Goldman Sachs senior manager Lucy Gazmararian as head of investment advisory.

AtGoldman Sachs, Gazmararian was an executive director of a global team, working in partnership with portfolio managers to advise clients on investment strategies. Prior to this role, she worked for Schroders, within the asset management and private banking divisions of the business.

In her new role Gazmararian will report to Mouhammed Choukeir, chief investment officer.

In another appointment, Andrew Thompson has been promoted to head of multi-asset investing, and will work closely with Gazmararian. Gazmararian's role was partly held previously by Thompson.

Thompson, who was previously head of advisory portfolio management, will now oversee the management of Kleinwort Benson’s multi-asset funds and work closely with the investment team to generate multi-asset and global investment opportunities for discretionary and advisory clients.