Kames Capital has announced the appointment of Peter Ball as director of institutional business.
Ball (pictured) joined Kames in March 2014 as a consultant advising on strategic opportunities in the institutional market before becoming interim head of institutional business in June 2014.
He has 26 years’ experience in the institutional market having previously been on the board of JLT Employee Benefits, where he was responsible for the investment management and investment consulting businesses. Prior to that, he led the UK institutional business at JP Morgan Asset Management for 10 years.
Ball will also become head of business development for Aegon Asset Management, a newly-created role which will see him be responsible for maximising cross-border distribution opportunities across Asia, Europe and North America.
Kames Capital chief executive Martin Davis said: “We were very impressed with Peter’s impact upon the business whilst performing the role on an interim, and part time, basis and therefore decided to take the next step of appointing him full time. I am delighted that we will be able to carry on benefiting from his considerable knowledge and experience as we seek to maintain the strong momentum he has helped us established in the institutional market.”
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