Barings promotes internally to replace Pascal

Baring Asset Management has appointed Claire Fraser as head of marketing and communications, following the announcement Ian Pascal is to exit next month.

Fraser, who has been at the group since October 2010, will be based in London and will begin the role at the beginning of August, reporting to David Brennan, chairman and chief executive of Barings. Fraser (pictured), who joined as head of EMEA marketing, had already been promoted to global head of distribution marketing. Prior to this she was associate director at Insight Investment, having previously held senior marketing roles at Charles Stanley & Co Ltd and HSBC Asset Management. Fraser replaces Pascal who is leaving Barings' to join Hermes Fund Managers as head of marketing an...