Gissings, the UK advisory firm, has appointed Chris Massey as divisional director.

Massey takes over responsibility of three of the firm's multi-disciplinary teams, and will oversee all client relationship issues that arise from the teams. He will also focus on developing client business. He reports to the director of employee benefits, and joins the firm from Lane Clark & Peacock, where he was a partner specialising in advising on the pensions aspects of mergers and acquisitions.