Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has appointed Guy Beech as Director of Business Development Family Offices to lead Kempen’s drive into the UK family office segment.
Beech brings with him a wealth of experience having worked in the asset management industry for the past 30 years. Guy has held senior positions at Threadneedle, Henderson, and Stamford Associates – where he was focused on selling investment strategies, as well as investment solutions.
Johan Cras, Managing Director at Kempen Capital Management, says: “The UK is the second largest family office market in Europe and we believe our solutions and investment strategies perfectly complement the evolving needs of this market. Guy’s appointment demonstrates Kempen’s continued commitment to the UK family office segment and we are excited to have someone of his calibre join us in what is an instrumental role as we continue to build Kempen’s profile within this space.”
Beech says: “Kempen is ideally placed to help family offices achieve their goals. Our dedicated investment solutions for family offices, including portfolio construction, analytics and manager selection across liquid, alternative and illiquid assets leverage the investment platform and implementation advantages that we have developed for our pension fund and insurance clients. In addition our own niche investment strategies in small-caps, real estate, alternatives, high dividend equities and credits provide family office investors with access to some of the most attractive market segments enhanced by a fully integrated ESG approach.”
Beech joins Kempen’s team of 20 London based investment professionals.
