Veteran head of trading Louis de Kock is to depart J O Hambro Capital Management in December after 13 years on the desk, BEST EXECUTION can reveal: with his successor announced today.Â
The move comes after J O Hambro’s parent firm, Pendal, was acquired earlier this year by Australian rival Perpetual in a AU$200bn takeover, resulting in a structural and organisational shake-up for the firm.
De Kock, who runs a desk of four traders in London as well as an extended team in Singapore and New York, has been with the firm since 2010, prior to which he was a partner with Powe Capital Management.
He will be succeeded by Adam Simmons, currently a trader and TCA analyst in J O Hambro’s London office, who will take on the role of head of trading. Simmons, who has 11 years experience in the industry, joined the firm in 2018.
“We can confirm Louis de Kock will be leaving his role as head of trading at J O Hambro Capital Management,” the firm told BEST EXECUTION. “He leaves with our best wishes for his future endeavours.”
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