Coombe, who is currently a senior adviser at JDX Consulting, will report to City Financial’s CEO and will lead the group’s finance, operations and client services, regulatory compliance, legal, technology, facilities and human resources teams.
According to Williams, the appointment demonstrates the firm’s commitment to continued growth.
“He [Coombe] will contribute to the development and launch of our new investment offices in Geneva and New York and to the continued growth of City Financial’s business in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and the Americas,” Williams said.
Before his role at JDX, Coombe was based in Abu Dhabi and served as CEO of Mesirow Investment Management Partners, a JV between the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund and Chicago based alternative investment management specialists Mesirow Financial.
He has also previously served as group financial controller of Schroders in the UK from 2002 to 2005 and, as CFO at of Fidelity Worldwide Investments from 2005 to 2008.
