Woodford IM hires M&G's Lynes to replace King

Joins as client relationship manager for London

Samuel Lynes has left M&G after more than ten years to join Woodford Investment Management, Investment Week can reveal.

Woodford IM has appointed Lynes as client relationship manager for London to replace Simon King, who left for a role at T. Rowe Price in May. Lynes joins from M&G Investments, where he worked for over a decade, latterly as business development director for the London region. He joined the firm as assistant fund manager to the UK and UK smaller companies team, a role he held for three years. He has also previously held roles at Brewin Dolphin and New Star Asset Management. Simon Dale, head of retail at Woodford IM, said: "Samuel's previous experience as an assistant fund manager cou...