Update: Senior pair exit Woodford IM - reports

Employs 45 across the business

Mike Sheen
clock • 2 min read

Woodford Investment Management has seen two senior departures in recent weeks including Saku Saha, fund manager, and William Deer, head of institutional sales, according to reports.

Last week, a number of staff at Woodford Investment Management were informed they could be made redundant as the embattled firm enters its second month trying to save its £3.5bn flagship fund. The Financial Times reported Saha, considered to be Neil Woodford's 'right-hand man' has left the firm after working with the manager for over a decade. Following a career in the military, Saha joiined Invesco in 2009 as trainee fund manager and followed Woodford when he left to launch his own asset management firm in 2014. Meanwhile, Deer also worked with Neil Woodford at Invesco having join...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on People moves

Hargreaves Lansdown CEO Dan Olley to leave firm

Hargreaves Lansdown CEO Dan Olley to leave firm

Olley to aid a 'smooth transition'

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 29 May 2025 • 1 min read
GAM Investments poaches Janus Henderson European equities investment team

GAM Investments poaches Janus Henderson European equities investment team

Three join GAM European equity team

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 28 May 2025 • 2 min read
Ex-BoE deputy governor Charlotte Hogg appointed as CEO of Alter Domus

Ex-BoE deputy governor Charlotte Hogg appointed as CEO of Alter Domus

Following Mark Wiseman hire

Linus Uhlig
clock 27 May 2025 • 1 min read
Trustpilot
Loading page