Morgan Stanley managing director Huw van Steenis is set to join Schroders as global head of strategy and a member of the group management committee.
In the newly created role, van Steenis will be responsible for business strategy and corporate development. He will join Schroders in Q4 2016.
Van Steenis will join from Morgan Stanley, where he has spent 14 years as managing director and global coordinator for banks and diversified financials research. He has also previously help positions at J.P. Morgan and Boston Consulting Group.
In his new role, van Steenis will be based in London, and will report to Peter Harrison, group CEO at Schroders.
Harrison said: “Huw van Steenis joins Schroders at a pivotal time for the industry. As a creative thinker and influential collaborator, his deep knowledge and experience of the investment industry is a valuable asset in these times of rapid change.”
Van Steenis commented: “It is a huge honour to join Schroders, a firm which stands for the very best in investment management with world-class investment strategies, outstanding client service and a deep bench of talent which has delivered for clients over many years.”
“I look forward to working with Schroders’s pre-eminent teams to meet the challenges and opportunities for investors. The company has a bold strategy and a culture of ambitious continuous improvement, both of which will be critical in meeting the competitive challenges ahead.”
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