European Wealth, a specialist wealth manager based in the UK, has appointed Hugo Evans as its new head of finance. 

Based in London, Evans will spearhead the management accounting function at the firm.

Evans most recently served as an associate director responsible for finance, operations and compliance at Ocean Dial Asset Management. Before that, he worked as an accountant at Grant Thornton.

Commenting on the appointment, European Wealth group CEO John Morton said: “Hugo brings not only a wealth of experience in finance and accounting, but also an in depth understanding of financial services being himself a qualified investment manager.

“We are delighted to welcome him to the team here.”