Woodford IM hires head of third party relationships from Invesco Perpetual

Tessa Thomson starts in June

Woodford Investment Management has appointed Tessa Thomson, former head of distribution operations for UK Retail at Invesco Perpetual, as it head of third party relationships

Thomson has more than 20 years of industry experience and will be responsible for all third party relationships at Woodford Investment Management when she joins on 26 June. This includes the company's relationship with the board of the Woodford Patient Capital trust, non-executive directors and partners, including Capita, Northern Trust, and Deloitte. Woodford IM to launch higher income 'Focus' fund in March Craig Newman, chief executive at Woodford IM, said: "With her extensive experience, Tessa was the ideal candidate to support our valued relationships with third party providers...