Emma Howard Boyd, former director of stewardship at Jupiter Asset Management, is to become the chairman of the responsible investment charity ShareAction in April.
Platform Action has brought financial services stalwart David Child on board as non-executive director.
Hornbuckle has appointed Richard Valentine and Bill Graham as operations director and property specialist respectively.
Technology investment specialist Mercia Fund Management has hired healthcare investor Peter Dines as investment director, head of life sciences.
Nick Britton has joined the Association of Investment Companies as head of training, leading the trade association’s adviser training programme.
Axa PPP healthcare has welcomed Christopher Claridge-Ware as director of corporate.
Robert Sharpe has become chairman of Al Rayan Bank, formerly known as Islamic Bank of Britain.
Rathbone Investment Management has appointed Cherie Hamoudi as investment director in its Edinburgh office.
Hargreave Hale is set to open a Norwich office after hiring two investment managers from Brewin Dolphin: Richard Larner and Paul Pearce.
