Asset manager Jupiter has made four internal promotions within its multi-manager Merlin team, including the appointment of an ESG director.
The most senior appointment is David Lewis, a member of the team for ten years and who is now promoted to co-head of strategy to work alongside existing head, John Chatfeild-Roberts.
Amanda Sillars becomes ESG director for the strategy, while Algy Smith-Maxwell – who joined Jupiter in 2001 and is a founding member of the Merlin team – steps back from fund management duties to become research director.
George Fox is promoted to assistant fund manager after joining as a graduate trainee in 2018.
Merlin is managed by Jupiter Independent Funds and manages £6.8 billion (€7.9 billion) in ten portfolios. Stephen Pearson, Jupiter’s chief investment officer, said the Merlin team had been a “mainstay of the UK investment industry for many years now”.
He added: “We are pleased to be in a position to make these changes, refreshing the team structure and promoting internal talent, while retaining the unique character that has defined the team over the years.”
