Stuart Podmore has been made head of strategic alliances at JP Morgan Asset Management reporting to head of UK fund sales Mike Parsons.
He steps us from his position as head of UK Academy sales, a role for which the company is now actively recruiting though in the meantime Podmore will have responsibility for both.
Prior to this Podmore had been head of marketing services for Europe having.
He joined JP Morgan AM in July 2006 having worked in various sales and marketing roles with Barclays Funds and Private Clients/International.
Meanwhile, M&G has appointed David Halfacre as partnership development manager, a position he will take up on 17 September with responsibility for national network and third-party clients.
He joins from JP Morgan AM where he was vice president, strategic partnership sales.