Former New Star director joins Pease at Crux

Crux Asset Management, the recently-launched boutique set up by European equity manager Richard Pease, has hired another former New Star and Henderson colleague Karen Zachary as chief operating officer.

Zachary, who has over 20 years' experience in the asset management sector, is reunited with Pease, co-manager James Milne and distribution director Mark Little, having worked together at New Star Asset Management before it was bought by Henderson Global Investors in 2009. In her new role, which she starts on 15 July, Zachary will focus on growing the fledgling business, reporting to Chief Executive, Alistair Reid. Richard Pease reveals grand plan for new venture Crux Zachary was most recently at Man Group as global head of client operations and outsourcing for over four year...