GSB hires new chief operating officer

Global wealth management group GSB has hired Hugh Johnson as chief operating officer in its London office.

Johnson will support the company’s expansion and growth across all GSB operations.

He has previously held senior roles at The Fry Group and global financial services firm Sanlam.

At Sanlam, he was head of proposition in the wealth division, where he led the design and delivery of the service proposition and managed teams across front and back-office.

Johnson’s hire comes after the double appointment of Paul Waterman and Craig Holding who joined GSB’s wealth division based in Dubai late last year.

Ross Whatnall, founding partner of GSB, said: “We are delighted to welcome Hugh to the GSB team. His experience in delivering client-focused solutions is exceptional. Having re-vamped service propositions through and created initiatives to simplify the advice process, we’re excited to build further on GSB’s valued service offering.”