Mitesh Sheth, David Cumming and Georgina Cooper join Newton investment team

Charles French and Yuko Takano depart

Mitesh Sheth, David Cumming and Georgina Cooper have all joined Newton Investment Management as part of its investment team.

The trio of industry figureheads have joined the BNY Mellon Investment Management owned firm to manage its multi-asset and UK equity arms. Sheth, who joins the firm after more than five years as Redington CEO, will become the firm's chief investment officer of multi-asset from 1 March. Curt Custard departs CIO role at Newton to return to US He will report to Euan Munro and oversee £51.7bn managed across London and San Francisco. Sheth, who was recently awarded an MBE for services to diversity and inclusion, also held roles at Henderson Global Investors, AON and Watson Wyatt. ...