Andreas Lehmann has joined JO Hambro Capital Management of the UK, as managing director in charge of sales, marketing and product strategy. Lehmann was previously with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where in the 1990's he was head of European sales. Nichola Pease, chief executive of JO Hambro Capital Management, said the company was hoping to make more fund manager appointments in the near future. JO Hambro Capital Management is a private asset management company with 40 employees.

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