Jupiter Asset Management has appointed Melanie Wotherspoon as Director of Private Client & Charity Business Development.

Melanie, who joins Jupiter in November, has more than 18 years experience in financial services. For the past six years she has worked in the private client department at Baring Asset Management - initially as a product specialist and latterly as a Business Development Manager. This followed a year working as Manager Fixed Income Portfolio Control and two years as a business consultant, both for Baring.

Jupiter's private client business has enjoyed strong growth in the past two years with assets under management growing by 78% to £870m. Melanie's role will be to develop new relationships in order to further grow this business.

Colin Chisholm, Head of Jupiter Asset Management's private client business, said: "Jupiter's private client business is enjoying strong growth and we are delighted to have welcomed an individual with Melanie's experience to help drive this growth."

Melanie Wotherspoon said: "Jupiter has a tremendous brand name in the UK. I am delighted to have joined a company with such a strong reputation and look forward to helping build Jupiter's business in this area further."

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Notes to Editors:
Jupiter Asset Management (JAM) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and its registered address is 1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JJ. It is a subsidiary of Jupiter Investment Management Group Limited and the group is collectively known as "Jupiter".