Leicester-based investment manager GHC Capital Markets has hired Tim Harris to chair its asset allocation committee.

The UK's GHC Capital Markets has appointed Tim Harris as chairman of its asset allocation committee.

Alongside his chairing of the committee, Harris will be responsible for giving strategic guidance to the group. 

He was chief investment officer, UK high net worth, at Lloyds Bank Private Banking until 2013. In this position, he was a member of the global investment policy team, responsible for overseeing tactical asset allocation, portfolio construction and risk management, as well as representing the bank’s UK high net worth franchise.

Before working at Lloyds' private banking arm, Harris enjoyed a 12-year career at JP Morgan, during which he was chief investment officer at JP Morgan Private Bank’s EMEA division.

“He is a respected figure in the investment community and his extensive knowledge of managing investments through previous financial cycles adds an even greater degree of experience to the team,” said GHC Capital Markets' head of business development, Gary Rusby.

GHC Capital Markets provides discretionary and advisory managed investment services throughout the UK.