A UK pooled pension fund has made a series of appointments including a chief risk officer and a responsible investment manager.
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has assets of £55 billion (€64 billion) and has launched a series of funds for its 11 member local authorities in recent months, including a £5 billion private assets programme. The organisation says the recruitment is to build on existing capabilities.
Richard Charlton joins as chief risk officer from Deloitte, where is was a director providing risk advice to financial services firms.
Lloyd Thomas, who has previously worked at Insight Investment and Mediolanum Asset Management, joins as a portfolio manager to oversee externally managed fixed income funds.
Lauren Madden-Queralt joins from Oxford University Endowment Management, where she was head of investment operations, and becomes operational due diligence manager.
George Kendall joins as responsible investment manager and was previously an investment advisory consultant and member of Isio’s (formerly part of KPMG) responsible investment team.
Rachel Elwell, CEO at Border to Coast, said: “Despite of the impact of Covid-19, Border to Coast has continued to recruit as we remain focused on delivering a positive difference for our Partner Funds. During lockdown we have welcomed a quarter of our colleagues as we have tried to work as close as possible to business as usual.
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